to cause an event or situation to happen by making a set of actions or a formal process begin
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1. His object was to instigate a little rebellion on the part of the bishop. 他的目的是,在主教方面煽起一场小小的造反。 2. It would not prove worthwhile to instigate a nuclear attack. 挑起核攻击最终是不值得的。