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🔥instigate

verb
/ˈɪnstɪˌɡeɪt/
instead instigator

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

He was accused of instigating the riot.

Example Expressions

instigate trouble

Synonyms

provoke, incite, start, stir up, foment

Antonyms

deter, prevent

Collocations

instigate violence, instigate a conflict, instigate reform

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