← Back to Fala2Me

instigado

[ĩ.ʃti.ˈɡa.du]
adjective/past participlemasculinepl: instigados
instigated
1. encouraged or prompted to do something, especially something wrong or unwise
He was instigated to commit the crime by his accomplice.
Ele foi instigado a cometer o crime por seu cúmplice.
2. provoked or incited to action
The crowd was instigated to riot by inflammatory speeches.
A multidão foi instigada a se amotinar por discursos inflamáveis.
Synonyms
incitadoprovocadoencorajadoestimulado
Antonyms
dissuadidodesencorajadoimpedido

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
instigado
standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
instigado
standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

instigado a fazer algo - instigated to do something
ser instigado por alguém - to be instigated by someone
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →