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instigate
to bring about or initiate
In more detail
1. (verb) to cause something to start or happen, especially something bad or violent
2. (verb) to encourage or persuade someone to do something, especially something wrong or illegal
Examples
- 1. The new regulations instigated a wave of protests across the country.
- 2. He instigated his friends to break into the abandoned house.
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