0 present participle of instigate
1 to cause an event or situation to happen by making a set of actions or a formal process begin:
The government will instigate new measures to combat terrorism.
The revolt in the north is believed to have been instigated by a high-ranking general.
They pursued a two-pronged strategy of stimulating # local protests while instigating international opposition.
However, blind infants' dependency on others for instigating joint attention does not indicate passivity in their involvement in joint attention.
Therefore, the probabilities presented here do not represent the probability of instigating a new occurrence of drug resistance.
Those with greater experience or with 'nurse practitioner' training often take on a more medical role, including instigating investigations.
He felt that such persons had a hand in instigating the riot.
By taking preventative measures or instigating action earlier, women should be prevented from becoming unwell in the first place.
It is suggested that senior management consider instigating a collegial strategy, to allow collaboration, co-operation and communication to be improved between the music and non-music specialist.
Similarly, the dialogue between programmer and composer was limited to the technical dimension, with the programmer advising on possibilities and realizing the composer's aesthetic intentions, rather than instigating musical decisions.
