Conclude and Instigate

Opposite meaning words

Conclude verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.

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Instigate is an antonym for conclude.

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

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Conclude is an antonym for instigate in influence topic.

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