| VERB | communication | instigate, incite, set off, stir up | provoke or stir ... / stir up |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | instigate, prompt, inspire | serve as the inciting cause of |
| Sounds | ih'nstahgey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | Provoke or stir ... / stir up. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | incite, set off, stir up | |
| Cause to | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Narrower | raise | activate or stir up |
| Broader | provoke, stimulate | Provide the needed stimulus for |
| Spanish | incitar, instigar, levantar, provocar | |
| Catalan | incitar | |
| Adjectives | instigative | arousing to action or rebellion |
| Nouns | instigation | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) |
| instigator, instigant | someone who deliberately foments trouble | |
| Meaning | Serve as the inciting cause of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They instigate him to write the letter | |
| Synonyms | prompt, inspire | |
| Broader | induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make | Cause to do |
| Spanish | incitar, inspirar, instar, instigar | |
| Catalan | inspirar | |
| Nouns | instigation | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) |
| instigation | the verbal / verbal act of urging ... / urging on | |
| instigator | a person who initiates a course of action | |
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