1.
to incite; to egg on; to urge on
To provoke or encourage someone to do something, often something aggressive or unwise.
彼は部下を嗾けて反対派を攻撃させた。
He egged on his subordinates to attack the opposition.
友達に嗾けられてやってしまった。
I was egged on by my friends and ended up doing it.
人を嗾けて喧嘩させるのはやめろ。
Stop inciting people to fight.
子供に嗾けられて、言わなくていいことまで言ってしまった。
The children egged me on and I ended up saying things I shouldn't have.
2.
to sic; to set (an animal) on
To command an animal, especially a dog, to attack.
犬を嗾けて追い払った。
I sicced the dog on them to chase them away.
番犬を嗾ける飼い主がいた。
There was an owner who would sic their guard dog on people.
TRANSITIVITY:
Transitive verb (他動詞). Pattern: AをBに嗾ける (to sic A on B) or Aを嗾けて〜させる (to incite A to do ~)
KANJI NOTE:
嗾ける is often written in hiragana as けしかける because the kanji 嗾 is uncommon.
COMPARISON:
- 嗾ける - to incite, egg on (often negative connotation)
- 焚き付ける - to stir up, incite
- 煽る - to fan, provoke
- そそのかす - to tempt, entice