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goad, incitement, provocation, trigger, influence, stimulation, encouragement, incentive,

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in⋅sti⋅ga⋅tion

[in-sti-gey-shuh

–noun

1.	the act of instigating; incitement.

2.	an incentive.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L instīgātiōn- (s. of instīgātiō). See instigate, ion

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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

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.

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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]

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.