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1. instigate
verb. ['ˈɪnstəˌgeɪt'] provoke or stir up.
Synonyms
- raise
- stir up
- set off
- stimulate
- act
- incite
- provoke
Antonyms
- fall
- ascend
- go
- stay in place
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Words that Rhyme with Instigate
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- bathgate
- bishopsgate
- castigate
- congregate
- conjugate
- corrugate
- delegate
- desegregate
- digate
- filegate
- floodgate
- fumigate
- holgate
- interrogate
- investigate
- irangate
- iraqgate
Example sentences of the word instigate
1. Verb, base form
From there, he may choose to further instigate a criminal case against the named person.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Nose touching is the first way they instigate contact with their mother.
2. instigate
verb. ['ˈɪnstəˌgeɪt'] serve as the inciting cause of.
Synonyms
- make
- inspire
- stimulate
- prompt
- cause
- get
- induce
Antonyms
- linger
- recede
- ride
- follow