Thesaurus: instigate

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1. v. t. 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.
2. v. provoke or stir up
3. v. serve as the inciting cause of
4. 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.
5. To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; --used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to acrime.He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent oftheir malignity. Bp. Warburton.
6. v:100 v provoke or stir up v serve as the inciting cause of