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instigate

verb

1 instigate

Provoke or stir up.

synonyms: incite, set off, stir up.

Dutch: aanzetten, aanhitsen, aanstoken, ophitsen, opruien, opstoken, opzetten

2 instigate

Serve as the inciting cause of.

synonyms: inspire, prompt.

Roget 615: induce, move; draw, draw on; bring in its train, give an impulse etc. n.; to; inspire; put up to, prompt, call up; attract, ... show more

Dutch: inspireren, inblazen


Moby thesaurus: abet, activate, actuate, agitate, arouse, blow the coals, bring, bring on, call forth, contrive, draw down, draw on, effect, elicit, evoke, excite, fan, fan the flame, feed the fire, ferment ... show more.

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