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in·sti·gate

(ĭn′stĭ-gāt′)

tr.v. in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing, in·sti·gates

1. To initiate or bring about, often by inciting: instigate a public discussion of the issue; instigate an uprising.

2. To urge on; goad: tried to instigate the people to revolt.

[Latin īnstīgāre, īnstīgāt-; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]

in′sti·ga′tion n.

in′sti·ga′tive adj.

in′sti·ga′tor n.

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Adj.

instigative - arousing to action or rebellion

incitive, rabble-rousing, seditious, inflammatory, incendiary

provocative - serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope

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