instigate
/ˈɪnstəɡeɪt/ verb C2- To bring about by urging or encouraging. · to instigate a riot· to instigate a change
- To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions. · to instigate someone to a crime
He/she/it instigates · Past instigated · Past participle instigated · -ing form instigating
Verb forms
- Base form
- instigate
- He/she/it
- instigates
- Past
- instigated
- Past participle
- instigated
- -ing form
- instigating
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Looking back, it is astonishing to consider how an ephemeral moment of boredom at a provincial train station instigated such a sweeping cultural metamorphosis.
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