instigate.
To bring about by urging or encouraging.
Meaning & usage
To bring about by urging or encouraging.
to instigate a riot
to instigate a change
To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions.
to instigate someone to a crime
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin īnstīgātus, perfect passive participle of īnstīgō (“to instigate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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