Someone who starts or continues things like to be an instigator, when someone calls you a name you would bounce back and continue the fight.
activate, arouse, instigate, or stimulate
It was astonishing to Jeff that a single comment made offhand could instigate a street brawl in under five minutes.
Instigate-('in ste ga^-t) (v.) to urge on; to stir upFill-ins:They did their best to instigate a _________.They wanted to instigate the ________, but chose not to."Stop trying to instigate the ________!" Yelled _______.Why did they want to instigate the _______?
To instigate is to get something started. An example sentence would be: Please do not instigate an argument between them.
She always liked to instigate fights. Ben, with his bloody nose, may look like the victum here, but I think he did a lot to instigate the fight.
replacing put into practice, apply, realize, execute, employ, put into operation, put into service, put into action, instigate
* create * invent * start off * initiate * instigate * make * begin * derive
Instigate means to start something usually with very large consequences. For example instigating a war.
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halt, prevent, stop
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