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The group is accused of instigating the violence in the area.instigating = starting
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She does not think the current leadership will instigate significant social reform.instigate = take actions that create
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Known as "the Butcher" and "the Quack," Kitamura was Ofuna's most eager instigator of beatings. (source)instigator = someone who starts something or causes it to happen
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Even so, you could call her the instigator. (source)instigator = person who started something or caused it to happen
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He selects people who know absolutely nothing and instigates chaos through them. (source)instigates = starts or sets into motion
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"I really can see myself going to Oklahoma," Michael said, provoking a frenzy on the Oklahoma football fan Web sites, and instigating a number of calls from Oklahoma coaches. (source)instigating = causing something to happen
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When the second demo was finished, Alan instigated high-fives all around, and the young people laughed at his enthusiasm. (source)instigated = started or caused something to happen
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At Winifred's instigation I had taken up gardening: I needed to have a hobby, she said.† (source)instigation = the act or process of starting something or causing it to happenstandard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
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Oscar Danilo Blandon, the so-called Johnny Appleseed of Crack, may have been the instigator of one ripple effect, in which by his actions a single person inadvertently causes an ocean of despair. (source)instigator = someone who starts something or causes it to happen
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Naturally, you can instigate one if finding your father's identity is important to you. (source)instigate = start or take actions that will cause something to happen
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...We have guarded their homes and property long enough, now is the time for action....The only way to put down this rebellion is to hurt the instigators and abettors of it.† (source)
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Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating. (source)instigates = sets into motion
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After a week and a half, Spencer got tired of being afraid—in truth he was afraid much of the time but was unaccustomed to one of his black boys instigating that fear—and paid Elwood a visit.† (source)instigating = starting something or causing it to happen
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If you believe the witnesses, in their construction of the acts of the prisoner, it is your duty to convict him; but if you believe that the old man, who this day appears before you, meant not to harm the constable, but was acting more under the influence of habit than by the instigations of malice, it will be your duty to judge him, but to do it with lenity" As before, the jury did not leave their box; but, after a consultation of some little time, their foreman arose, and pronounced the prisoner Guilty.† (source)
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He had failed, and while his masters were particularly patient they often instigated plans that took centuries to mature their patience was now beginning to run out.† (source)instigated = started something or caused it to happen
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The invaders eventually overran Attolia as well as Sounis, but the rule of Eddis has never changed hands at the instigation of an outside force.† (source)instigation = the act or process of starting something or causing it to happen
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