instigated

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instigated

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of instigate

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Closest in meaning: abetted, abetting, caused, committed, encouraged, engaged, fomented, fomenting, generated, incite, incited, inciting, incurred, initiated, initiative, launched

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"instigated." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/instigated. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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instigated. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/instigated

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"instigated." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/instigated.

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@misc{instigated_2026,
  title = {instigated},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/instigated},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}