Instigates

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  • v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of instigate.
  • Word Usage
    "The death of a brother lingers profoundly in the life of his emotionally damaged sibling just as the Big Bang reverberates throughout the cosmos, and a relatively small meteorite crash instigates a cataclysmic ripple of death for the dinosaurs."
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cause    get    have    induce    stimulate   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    incite    tempt    animate    encourage    urge