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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Instigate \In"sti*gate\, verb (used with an object) [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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verb
1: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" [syn: {incite}, {instigate}, {set off}, {stir up}]
2: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" [syn: {prompt}, {inspire}, {instigate}]
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