When you instigate something, you start it, but the word carries conflict with it. If you are suspended for wearing a political t shirt, the incident might instigate days of protest by students and faculty.
To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.
Verb
serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
Verb
provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
v. t.
To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to
incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate
one to a crime.
Instigate
He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity.
To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.
Usage Examples
Hatred is corrosive of a person's wisdom and conscience the mentality of enmity can poison a nation's spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society's tolerance and humanity, and block a nation's progress to freedom and democracy.
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