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instigate

/ instigate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
provoke or stir up
"incite a riot"
"set off great unrest among the people"
Type of:
provoke stimulate
Kinds of:
raise
Derived:
fomentation instigation instigator provoker inciter
Causes:
act move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb Sense 2
serve as the inciting cause of
"She prompted me to call my relatives"
Type of:
induce stimulate cause
Derived:
abetment instigation fomentation instigator initiator
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Semantic Complexity
25%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
2
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provoke stimulate raise induce cause