Instigate and Proceed

Instigate

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

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

Proceed

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.

Instigate and proceed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instigate" instead a verb "Proceed".

Nearby Word: proceeding

Common collocations

time instigate time proceed time
story instigate story proceed story
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