anstiften

German

Etymology

an- +‎ stiften

Pronunciation

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Verb

anstiften (weak, third-person singular present stiftet an, past tense stiftete an, past participle angestiftet, auxiliary haben) (transitive)

  1. to incite, to encourage (someone to commit some misdeed or crime) [with zu (+ dative or infinitive) ‘to something’]
  2. (dated) to cause, to bring about, to provoke (a negative outcome or act)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • anstiften” in Duden online
  • anstiften” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache