instigate
verb
[ ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt ]
• bring about or initiate (an action or event).
• "they instigated a reign of terror"
Similar:
set in motion,
put in motion,
get under way,
get going,
get off the ground,
get in operation,
start,
begin,
initiate,
launch,
institute,
lay the foundations of,
lay the first stone of,
sow the seeds of,
set up,
inaugurate,
found,
establish,
put in place,
organize,
get working,
get functioning,
activate,
trigger off,
set off,
spark off,
inspire,
foment,
kindle,
stir up,
whip up,
actuate,
generate,
cause,
bring about,
start/get/set the ball rolling,
kick off,
commence,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘urge on’): from Latin instigat- ‘urged, incited’, from the verb instigare, from in- ‘towards’ + stigare ‘prick, incite’.
