instigate
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–verb (used with object)
1. to cause by incitement; foment (煽動,熱敷): to instigate a [quarrel].
2. to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course: to instigate the people to [revolt].
—Synonyms
1. arouse, provoke. 2. induce, stimulate, encourage, push; initiate, start.
Now all of the elements are in place: Sophie's deep vulnerability, Jeanne's ability to instigate, the growing resentment of the women toward the family. Only the family seems oblivious; life for them seems so refined and orderly, as they settle down for an evening of watching Mozart on television.
Entice (desire) & Incite (act)
enticing
elicit (illicit, illegal)
solicit No soliciting [allowed] in this building. cf. tout
solicitude the tender solicitude of [parents]
Convulsion
- Oct 23 Thu 2008 04:06
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