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instigate

verb

/ˈɪnstɪˌɡeɪt/

Meaning

To bring about or initiate an action, often something negative.

He was accused of instigating the riot.

instigate trouble

provoke, incite, start, stir up, foment

deter, prevent

instigate violence, instigate a conflict, instigate reform

to emerge from an egg; to devise or create a plan

to plan and create something with a particular purpose or look

To tease or torment someone with the promise of something desirable but unattainable.

to break open suddenly; to be full of something

To strike repeatedly with force.

to deliberately avoid doing or consuming something