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  • instigate  /ˈɪn stə ˌɡeɪt/ ?  provoke or stir up

    instigate meaning(s)  Add to My List

    1. (v) provoke or stir up
    2. (v) serve as the inciting cause of
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    Synonym(s)

    prompt, incite

    instigate usage(s) Create your Own

    1. The mediator said she was happy that she could in some ways instigate the conversation.
    2. The authorities have transferred all inmates accused of instigating the riot to a high security prison.
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  • instigation  /ˌɪn stɪ ˈɡeɪ ʃən/ ?  the verbal act of urging on
  • instigative  arousing to action or rebellion
  • instigator  /ˈɪn stə ˌɡeɪ tər/ ?  someone who deliberately foments trouble
  • instil  /ɪn ˈstɪl/ ?  enter drop by drop
  • instill  /ɪn ˈstɪl/ ?  impart gradually
  • instillation  /ˌɪn stɪ ˈlɛɪ ʃən/ ?  the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection)…
  • instillator  medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop
  • instilling  /ɪn ˈstɪ lɪŋ/ ?  teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction…
  • instillment  the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop
  • instilment  /ɪn ˈstɪl mənt/ ?  the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop…
  • instinct  /ˈɪn stɪŋkt/ ?  inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
  • instinctive  /ɪn ˈstɪŋk tɪv/ ?  unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
  • instinctive reflex  an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
  • instinctively  /ɪn ˈstɪŋk tɪv li/ ?  as a matter of instinct
  • institute  /ˈɪn stə ˌtut/ ?  an association organized to promote art or science or education
  • institution  /ˌɪn stɪ ˈtu ʃən/ ?  an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
  • institutional  /ˌɪn stɪ ˈtu ʃə nəl/ ?  relating to or constituting or involving an institution
  • institutionalise  cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
  • institutionalised  officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution
  • institutionalize  /ˌɪn stɪ ˈtu ʃə nə laɪz/ ?  cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
  • institutionalized  /ˌɪn stɪ ˈtu ʃə nə laɪzd/ ?  officially placed in or committed to a…
  • institutionally  /ˌɪn stɪ ˈtu ʃə nə li/ ?  by an institution
  • instroke  the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft
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