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verb (v)

• provoke or stir up(verb.communication)

  Synonym:
  incite, set off, stir up
  

  source: wordnet30
• serve as the inciting cause of(verb.communication)

  Synonym:
  inspire, prompt
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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)

  source: webster1913