instigate: Meaning and Definition of
in•sti•gate
Pronunciation: (in'sti-gāt"), [key] — -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
- to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
- to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course: to instigate the people to revolt.
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