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in⋅sti⋅ga⋅tion
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ˌɪn
stɪˈgeɪ
ʃən
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–noun
1.
the act of instigating; incitement.
2.
an incentive.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late ME < L
instīgātiōn-
(s. of
instīgātiō
).
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in·sti·gate
(ĭn'stĭ-gāt')
tr.v.
in·sti·gat·ed
,
in·sti·gat·ing
,
in·sti·gates
To urge on; goad.
To stir up; foment.
[Latin
īnstīgāre
, īnstīgāt-
; see
steig-
in Indo-European roots.]
in'sti·ga'tion
n.
,
in'sti·ga'tive
adj.
,
in'sti·ga'tor
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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