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What is the verb for instigation?

What's the verb for instigation? Here's the word you're looking for.

instigate
  1. To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “All the treks have their own bewitching features that instigate you to move ahead while knowing them.”
      “The possession of a maritime culture may have enabled these islands to instigate change more easily than communities on the mainland.”
      “Share prices even might fall, but at least then investors could be confident that they really were using their money to instigate change.”
instigates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of instigate
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Where one person instigates another to commit a tort they are joint tortfeasors.”
      “With McEwan in full flow, Watson sticks his head round the door and instigates some friendly banter.”
      “The Knight of Swords' instigates you to be active, skillful and clever in work situations today.”
instigated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of instigate
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The man that they were talking about had instigated a riot in one of our major cities last summer.”
      “This in turn instigated a slight blackout in our collective fashion senses, meaning that paisley will be back for a short while.”
      “She catalogues the experience of the Welsh housewife and the changes instigated by the introduction of electricity.”
instigating
  1. present participle of instigate
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Police accused the rink's management of instigating the incident by playing music over the rink's PA system.”
      “I don't want people to distort my words, nor baselessly go on attacking handicapped people and have me take the blame for instigating it.”
      “Some sharp-tongued commentators even take delight in instigating crowds and fomenting a rebellion.”
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