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adj. - Arousing to action or rebellion.

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Usage examples (23)
  • Verb (used with object), : to instigate a quarrel. ,to instigate the people to revolt
  • The first of these, as Chapter 3 noted, is the notion of instigative therapy, particularly as conceptualized by Kanfer 1979.
  • For instance, evident throughout the illustration of goal-oriented extended treatment—and perhaps even more apparent in the briefer variations described earlier—is the...
  • Your good points are that you are intelligent, instigative, and thoughtful.
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