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Definitions of instigate
  1. verb
    provoke or stir up

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  2. verb
    serve as the inciting cause of

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Definition that contains instigate
  • agent the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
  • domitian Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96)
  • titus flavius domitianus Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96)
  • agentive role the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
  • anti-tnf compound a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints
  • proxy war a war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate
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