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Instigate

//ˈɪnstəɡeɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To bring about by urging or encouraging. transitive

    "to instigate a riot"

  2. 2
    serve as the inciting cause of wordnet
  3. 3
    To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions. transitive

    "to instigate someone to a crime"

  4. 4
    provoke or stir up wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnstīgātus, perfect passive participle of īnstīgō (“to instigate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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