Instigate and Launch

Instigate

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

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Launch and instigate are semantically related in set in motion topic. In some cases you can use "Launch" instead a verb "Instigate".

Nearby Words: instigation, instigator, instigating

Launch

Launch verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.

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Instigate and launch are semantically related in begin topic. Sometimes you can use "Instigate" instead a verb "Launch", if it concerns topics such as set in motion.

Nearby Words: launched, launching, launcher, launchable

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Common collocations

operation	instigate operation	launch operation
people	instigate people	launch people
plan	instigate plan	launch plan
coup	instigate coup	launch coup
Other words: investigation, invasion, rebellion, war.

Both words in one sentence

In the teaser of Anger Management, Dan is attempts to launch nuclear missiles and instigate World War III to take revenge on a family of squirrels.

Source: Disproportionate Retribution / Western Animation

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