Change and Instigate

Change

Change verb - To make different in some way.

Instigate and change are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instigate" instead a verb "Change".

Instigate

Instigate verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.

Change and instigate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Change" instead a verb "Instigate".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

people change people instigate people
class change class instigate class
time change time instigate time
story change story instigate story
Other words: events.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Cooper Temple Clause song "Who Needs Enemies" contains the lines "a killer key change, is all you'll ever need" to instigate the key change for the chorus.
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