подбива́ть — meaning in English
podbivat
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English meaning
- abet verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- incite verb To urge or provoke someone into action, especially something violent or unlawful.
- instigate verb To start or bring about a course of action by encouraging or pushing others toward it, especially something disruptive.
- tempt verb To try to get someone to do something, often something unwise, usually by making it look appealing.
Senses
подбива́ть 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]
- egg on (transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
- incite (transitive) To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- instigate (transitive) To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.
- tempt (transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
abet — full definition
- verb To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- verb To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action).
- verb To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
- verb To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.