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Instigate vs Introduce - What's the difference?

instigate | introduce |

As verbs the difference between instigate and introduce

is that instigate is to goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite while introduce is to cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).

instigate

English

(Webster 1913)

Verb

(instigat)
  • To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.
    • He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. -Bp. Warburton.

    Usage notes

    Commonly used with reference to evil actions; as, to instigate one to a crime.

    Synonyms

    * (to goad or urge forward): animate, encourage, impel, incite, provoke, spur, stimulate, tempt, urge

    Antonyms

    * (to goad or urge forward): halt, prevent, stop

    Derived terms

    * instigation * instigator

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    introduce

    English

    Verb

    (introduc)
  • (of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
  • To make (something or someone) known by formal announcement or recommendation.
  • To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.
  • To bring (something) into practice.
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