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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Instigate \In"sti*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instigated}; p.
pr & vb n. {Instigating}.] [L. instigatus p. p. of
instigare to instigate; pref. in- in + a root akin to G.
stechen to prick, E. stick. See {Stick}.]
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.
He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very
extent of their malignity. --Bp.
Warburton
Syn: To stimulate; urge; spur; provoke; tempt; incite; impel;
encourage; animate.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
instigate
v 1: provoke or stir up "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest
among the people" [syn: {incite}, {set off}, {stir up}]
2: serve as the inciting cause of "She prompted me to call my
relatives" [syn: {prompt}, {inspire}]
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