Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

instigates

/ˈɪnstəɡˌeɪts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-sti-gates
IPA
/ˈɪnstəɡˌeɪts/
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

How do you pronounce instigates?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnstəɡˌeɪts/.
What does instigates mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of instigate

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