instigate
English Thesaurus
1. serve as the inciting cause of (verb.communication)
2. provoke or stir up (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | provoke, stimulate, |
| definition | : | provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | raise, |
| definition | : | activate or stir up (verb.communication) |
| cause | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
3. serve as the inciting cause of (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | fomentation, instigation, |
| definition | : | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | prompting, suggestion, |
| definition | : | persuasion formulated as a suggestion (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | initiator, instigator, |
| definition | : | a person who initiates a course of action (noun.person) |
4. provoke or stir up (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | fomentation, instigation, |
| definition | : | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | incitation, incitement, |
| definition | : | an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating (noun.act) |
5. serve as the inciting cause of (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | fomentation, instigation, |
| definition | : | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | prompting, suggestion, |
| definition | : | persuasion formulated as a suggestion (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | initiator, instigator, |
| definition | : | a person who initiates a course of action (noun.person) |
6. provoke or stir up (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | fomentation, instigation, |
| definition | : | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | incitation, incitement, |
| definition | : | an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating (noun.act) |
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