Instigate and Wake

Instigate

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

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

Wake

Wake verb - To cause to stop sleeping.

Instigate and wake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instigate" instead a verb "Wake".

Nearby Words: waken, waking, wakened, wakeful, wakening

Common collocations

people instigate people wake people
sword instigate sword wake sword
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