instigate

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To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite

He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. -Bp. Warburton.

to provoke
{f} stir up, incite, agitate, inflame, excite, provoke
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
Someone who instigates an event causes it to happen. Jenkinson instigated a refurbishment of the old gallery = initiate + instigation in·sti·ga·tion The talks are taking place at the instigation of Germany
provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
instigate a rebellion
stirred up a rebellion
instigation
The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness
instigator
A person who intentionally incites or starts something, especially one that starts trouble
instigator
one who incites to evil
instigated
{s} incited, agitated, excited, inflamed, provoked, roused
instigated
past of instigate
instigates
third-person singular of instigate
instigating
present participle of instigate
instigation
The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp
instigation
to evil or wickedness
instigation
the verbal act of urging on
instigation
deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
instigation
{i} provocation, incitement, stirring up, agitation, urging, prodding
instigation
The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness
instigator
One who instigates or incites
instigator
a person who initiates a course of action
instigator
The instigator of an event is the person who causes it to happen. He was accused of being the main instigator of the coup
instigator
a person who initiates a course of action someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel
instigator
A person who intentionally starts something
instigator
someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
instigator
{i} inciter, one who urges or prods, agitator, one who stimulates
instigators
plural of instigator
instigate
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