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    in·sti·gate
    [ˈinstəˌɡāt]
    verb
    instigate (verb) · instigates (third person present) · instigated (past tense) · instigated (past participle) · instigating (present participle)
    1. bring about or initiate (an action or event):
      "they instigated a reign of terror" · "instigating legal proceedings"
      • (instigate someone to do something)
        incite someone to do something, especially something bad:
        "instigating men to refuse allegiance to the civil powers"
    Origin
    mid 16th century (in the sense ‘urge on’): from Latin instigat- ‘urged, incited’, from the verb instigare, from in- ‘towards’ + stigare ‘prick, incite’.
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    verb
    1. bring about or initiate (an action or event):
      get off the ground
      start
      begin
      initiate
      launch
      institute
      sow the seeds of
      set up
      inaugurate
      found
      establish
      organize
      activate
      set off
      inspire
      foment
      kindle
      stir up
      whip up
      actuate
      generate
      cause
      bring about
      kick off
      commence
      set in motion
      put in motion
      get under way
      get going
      get in operation
      lay the foundations of
      lay the first stone of
      put in place
      get working
      get functioning
      trigger off
      spark off
      start/get/set the ball rolling
      Opposite:
      halt
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