instigate

verbs

provoke or stir up
"incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
incite, instigate, set off, stir up
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instigative
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instigation
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instigant
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instigator
serve as the inciting cause of
"She prompted me to call my relatives"
inspire, instigate, prompt
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