definition
provoke or stir up; serve as the inciting cause of
sentence
Relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors have plummeted recently as each side accused the other of border violations and instigating terrorism.
Television has the power to instigate trends.
difficulty
medium
toefl frequency
2
toefl classification
adverb
instigatively
adjective
instigative
verb
instigate
verb sentence
In South Korea, during the 1970s and 80s, youth wearing jeans and playing guitar exploded cultural differences, instigated by economic growth.
noun
instigator
noun sentence
A police officer should not be the instigator of a crime.