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подстрекавам — meaning in English

podstrekavam

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English meaning

  • abet verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
  • goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
  • instigate verb To start or bring about a course of action by encouraging or pushing others toward it, especially something disruptive.
  • prod verb To poke someone or something, usually with a finger or pointed object.

Senses

подстрекавам is used for these senses in English:

  • abet (transitive, crime) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [ca. 1350–1470]
  • goad To incite or provoke.
  • instigate (transitive) To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.
  • prod (transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
  • prod (transitive, informal) To encourage, to prompt.

abet — full definition

  1. verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
  2. verb To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action).
  3. verb To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
  4. verb To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.

goad — full definition

  1. noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
  2. verb To provoke or push someone into doing something, often by teasing or taunting.

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