instigation
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stɪˈgeɪ
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to bring about, as by incitement or urging: to instigate rebellion |
| 2. | to urge on to some drastic or inadvisable action |
| [C16: from Latin instīgāre to stimulate, incite; compare Greek stizein to prick] | |
| 'instigatingly | |
| —adv | |
| insti'gation | |
| —n | |
| 'instigative | |
| —adj | |
| 'instigator | |
| —n | |
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Instigation
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
instigation
early 15c., from L. instigationem (nom. instigatio), noun of action from instigare "urge on, incite," from in- "in" + *stigare, a root meaning "to prick," from PIE base *steig- "to prick, stick, pierce."
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Example sentences
It does not work at the instigation of any doctrine, moral or artistic, whatever.
Children of politicians are not running for office, and their presence on stage is at the instigation of the parents.
The immediate instigation was to help manage an ungodly surge in spam.
Someone mentioned outside interference and instigation.
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