Definitions
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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