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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
instigate /ˈɪnstɪgeɪt/
▶verb bring about or initiate.
■ (instigate someone to/to do something) incite someone to do something.
– derivatives
instigation noun,
instigator noun.
instigation noun,
instigator noun.
– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as instigation): from L. instigat-, instigare ‘urge, incite’.
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