All 3 Uses of
instigate
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- He could not have exaggerated them, except at your instigation.†
Chpt 4.2 *instigation = the act or process of starting something or causing it to happen
- You lay stress on his coming at your instigation.†
Chpt 4.5
- "Madam, madam, this incident does not reflect upon you!" he cried impressively, "no one would take upon himself to accuse you of being an instigator or even an accomplice in it, especially as you have proved her guilt by turning out her pockets, showing that you had no previous idea of it.†
Chpt 5.3instigator = someone who starts something or causes it to happen
Definition:
start or set into motion -- typically some kind of conflict