instigate

instigate has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• v. t.. To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.
• v.. serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
• v.. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"