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Another word for instigate

Verb
    2. See also:

    incite

    urge

    incite

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Sentence Examples

  • He didn't instigate anything—just the opposite.

  • Any of these things can cause enough stress in your cat to instigate fur loss.

  • Responding to the messages only serves to instigate further contact.Sit with your children as they set up user names, email addresses, passwords, and profiles.

  • This certainly isn't an easy task for women who would usually instigate a fight with someone insulting them, and this is why this test is so difficult.

  • Situations may be set up to instigate those reactions, but they are essentially "off the cuff."

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