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| 1. | [ verb ] provoke or stir up | |
| Synonyms: | incite stir_up set_off | |
| Examples: | "incite a riot" "set off great unrest among the people" |
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| Related terms: | provoke raise incitation incitement instigator act | |
| 2. | [ verb ] serve as the inciting cause of | |
| Synonyms: | inspire prompt | |
| Examples: | "She prompted me to call my relatives" |
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| Related terms: | induce suggestion abetment | |
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instantiate instigative insatiate instigant inactivate instigator instigation institute instep insatiable instilling instinctive inestimable instead instinct ingathering inactive incitive instil inmost instilment insatiably inchoate instructed instead_of in-situ instill instillator instillment instinctual institution instant in_situ |
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