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What does instigate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word instigate? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.
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The possession of a maritime culture may have enabled these islands to instigate change more easily than communities on the mainland.
Often the utility companies dispute that they have taken too long and instigate legal action.
Something new or out of place can potentially instigate a serious traffic jam.
All the treks have their own bewitching features that instigate you to move ahead while knowing them.
In fact, one of the biggest mandates I have for my managers is to instigate change.
Share prices even might fall, but at least then investors could be confident that they really were using their money to instigate change.

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