instigate ------ 激发（及物动词）

英文释义

(transitive verb) To actively urge or cause drastic action.

例句

Confident and outspoken, our new young company president seeks to instigate many significant changes at our old and very traditional institution.

公司年轻而自信的新总裁想在我们这家老迈而非常守旧的机构里激起很多重大的变革。