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instigate
verb as in influence, provoke
Strong matches
Example Sentences
She said he was calling for a smaller inquiry into specific issues that the one he had instigated could not pick up.
Foreign crises have a tendency to spill into domestic affairs as well, and four decades ago Carter faced environmental and energy challenges in part instigated by turmoil abroad.
The court said that Zhang was the main culprit as he had planned the crime and instigated others to join in, and his actions directly caused Wang's death.
However, an eye injury and consequent lack of sparring, chaos instigated by his team and tragedy back home in Lancashire all contributed to Fury's demise.
We call upon the members of the RFU Council to use this as an opportunity to instigate an independent review of the management of rugby in England.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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