けしかける

Also written 嗾ける

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

Example sentences

• 苛酷な価格競争の中で、Ａ社は我々をけしかけてＢ社と戦わせて漁夫の利を得ようとしている。
  Company A is trying to play us off against Company B in a severe price-war.
• 彼らは彼をけしかけてその悪事を働かせた。
  They incited him to commit the crime.

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