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Definition of Instigate
1. Verb. Provoke or stir up. "Set off great unrest among the people"
Exact synonyms: Incite, Set Off, Stir Up
Generic synonyms: Provoke, Stimulate
Specialized synonyms: Raise
Causes: Act, Move
Derivative terms: Incitation, Incitation, Incitement, Inciter, Incitive, Instigant, Instigation, Instigative, Instigator
Generic synonyms: Provoke, Stimulate
Specialized synonyms: Raise
Causes: Act, Move
Derivative terms: Incitation, Incitation, Incitement, Inciter, Incitive, Instigant, Instigation, Instigative, Instigator
2. Verb. Serve as the inciting cause of. "They instigate him to write the letter"; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
Exact synonyms: Inspire, Prompt
Generic synonyms: Cause, Get, Have, Induce, Make, Stimulate
Derivative terms: Instigation, Instigation, Instigator, Prompting
Generic synonyms: Cause, Get, Have, Induce, Make, Stimulate
Derivative terms: Instigation, Instigation, Instigator, Prompting
Definition of Instigate
1. v. t. To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as, to instigate one to a crime.
Definition of Instigate
1. [v -GATED, -GATING, -GATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Instigate
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