Instigated

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Instigate \In"sti*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instigated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Instigating}.] [L. instigatus, p. p. of
     instigare to instigate; pref. in- in + a root akin to G.
     stechen to prick, E. stick. See {Stick}.]
     To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; --
     used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as, to instigate


     one to a crime.
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           He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very
           extent of their malignity.               --Bp.
                                                    Warburton.
  
     Syn: To stimulate; urge; spur; provoke; tempt; incite; impel;
          encourage; animate.
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