instigate
/ˈɪnstɪgeɪt/verb
with obj.
1- bring about or initiate (an action or event)挑起, 发起; 开始（行动, 事件）：
they instigated a reign of terror
他们开始了恐怖统治时期
instigating legal proceedings.
发起法律诉讼。
1.1
instigate someone to/to do something
incite someone to do something, especially something bad教唆, 怂恿, 煽动：instigating men to refuse allegiance to the civil powers.
怂恿士兵拒绝效忠文职政府。
派生词
instigator
noun词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'urge on'）： from Latin instigat- 'urged, incited', from the verb instigare, from in- 'towards' + stigare 'prick, incite'.