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instigant

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in⋅sti⋅gate

  [in-sti-geyt]
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–verb (used with object), -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
1. to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
2. to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course: to instigate the people to revolt.
Origin:
1535–45; < L instīgātus ptp. of instīgāre to goad on, impel, equiv. to in- in- 2 + -stīg- goad, prick (akin to stigma, stick 2 ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
in⋅sti⋅gat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
in⋅sti⋅ga⋅tive, adjective
in⋅sti⋅ga⋅tor, in⋅sti⋅gant  [in-sti-guhnt] , noun

Synonyms:
1. arouse, provoke. 2. induce, stimulate, encourage, push; initiate, start.
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