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instigation - 5 dictionary results
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| in·sti·gate
(ĭn'stĭ-gāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing, in·sti·gates
[Latin īnstīgāre, īnstīgāt-; see steig- in Indo-European roots.] in'sti·ga'tion n., in'sti·ga'tive adj., in'sti·ga'tor n. |
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instigation
c.1422, 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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| instigation | |
noun | |
| 1. | the verbal act of urging on [syn: abetment] |
| 2. | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) [syn: fomentation] |
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Instigation
In`sti*ga"tion\, n. [L. instigatio: cf. F. instigation.] The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness. The baseness and villainy that . . . the instigation of the devil could bring the sons of men to. --South.
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