to instigate
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6.9
- verb
- /ˈɪnstəˌɡeɪt/
- In that case, the company reserved the right to instigate legal proceedings to recover real or possible damages.
- instigate violence
- instigate a conflict
- instigate change
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I think none of this instigates respect.
- And I think none of this instigates respect.
- And I think the question is whether this will instigate any changes.
- And I think when when you bring women in, they instigate their own change.
- There is someone out somewhere out there instigating, launching stuff at a base.
- And what one of the reasons was Nero like kind of instigated the Second Sophistic.
- When you are giving your brain the signals of regularity, it understands exactly how to instigate that, that deep sleep.
- Why would a country whose Navy has submarines with screen doors want to instigate a war?
- But the, the trouble is that in attempting to, to sort of enforce this system, they, they, they had to instigate the most horrendous political controls.
- And he instigated a real change at Jingdejung where these porcelains were produced.
- All of these are instigated by either governments and in the case of the cathedrals, praise of deity.
- That said, the petition, instigated as it was by Benjamin Franklin, was not actually groundbreaking.
- For basically instigating what is now law, right.
- So the rules were gone by the time I instigate these proceedings.
- What have you come to believe or learn about instigating sex?
- Kind of just instigated that realm of thinking to my family.
Examples
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Charles Ponzi instigated one of the most famous financial frauds in history.
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And I think the question is whether this will instigate any changes.
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And I think when when you bring women in, they instigate their own change.
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Changing circumstances, such as marriage and the birth of children, instigate changes in our priorities.
Academic text (1996) -
In order to instigate revolutionary change, we must transform human consciousness.
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The teacher is simply instigating the conversation and keeping things on task.
Academic text (2008) -
They instigated a program known as the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program or AATIP.
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The recent scandal may instigate protests across the country.
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His irresponsible remarks could instigate violence among the crowd.
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The government's decision to cut funding could instigate a backlash from the community.
Synonyms
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1.0
To make something happen
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3.2
Cause someone to feel excited and ready to act
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4.5
To start something such as a project or discussion
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3.5
Cause something, often a sickness or a bad feeling, to start
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3.1
To cause something to start or happen
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3.6
Make someone do or say something
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4.8
To start a fight or argument by annoying someone
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3.0
To make something happen
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3.7
Cause a reaction or feeling
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5.3
Cause a process, event, or feeling to start
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4.8
To make people feel strong emotions like anger or fear
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7.7
To push people to do violent or illegal acts
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3.5
Make something happen
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5.8
To make people's feelings stronger, especially anger or hate
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6.9
To make a feeling or situation start
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8.2
To make an animal or person attack someone
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7.9
To cause something to happen or exist
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8.4
To cause people to start trouble or violence
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4.0
Make people feel excited or upset and attract attention
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4.8
To make people feel strongly excited or upset
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5.3
To cause fights or problems between people on purpose
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8.0
To cause trouble by saying things to make people argue
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7.2
To make an argument or feeling worse by encouraging it
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6.8
Make someone angry or annoyed on purpose by teasing them
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7.4
Make people more angry and cause conflict between groups
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4.6
To cause disagreement between people or groups
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7.7
To make many people feel angry or shocked about something
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7.0
To make someone act because of a feeling or reason
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7.0
To cause trouble between people to get attention
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9.9
To say or do things that cause arguments and make people angry
Antonyms
How Provoking
- Formal
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8.4
- NSFW
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7.7
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6.9
134
3.7
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3.4
∞
1.0
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2.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Instigate comes from Latin parts in- meaning 'into' and stigare meaning 'to prick' or 'sting', like a small 'poke' that makes someone move. So to instigate is to 'poke' people into action, often starting trouble or something bad.