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instigate

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɪnstəɡeɪt/Part of speech verbSorted aegiinsttStarts with IEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. serve as the inciting cause of

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin īnstīgātus, perfect passive participle of īnstīgō (“to instigate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Used in a sentence

  • to instigate a riot
  • to instigate a change
  • In light of growing outrage against Mecham, House special counsel William French instigated an investigation into the governor's affairs last fall.

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