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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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Be prudent and avoid a negative person who can instigate a confrontation at work.
When he wanted to instigate a debate at the first session of the town council following the murder, his request was curtly rejected curtly.
The possession of a maritime culture may have enabled these islands to instigate change more easily than communities on the mainland.
In fact, one of the biggest mandates I have for my managers is to instigate change.
He abandoned his work as a doctor and pursued his desire to instigate change using the Leeds Times as a platform for his views.
Does the development team have the power and flexibility to instigate catastrophic events in the game?

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