Instigate and Inhibit

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

Usage example: the medical breakthrough instigated a whole new field of therapy

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Inhibit is an antonym for instigate.

Inhibit verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

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Instigate is an antonym for inhibit.

rule	instigate rule	inhibit rule
reactions	instigate reactions	inhibit reactions

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