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Synonyms

instigation

American

[in-sti-gey-shuhn] / ˌɪn stɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

noun

the act of instigating; incitement.
an incentive.

Etymology

Origin of instigation

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin instīgātiōn- (stem of instīgātiō ). See instigate, ion

Example Sentences

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Now think you, that I am so unwise, as to take so long a Journey upon me, only by the Instigation of a foolish Dream!

From Folklore as an Historical Science by Gomme, George Laurence

He writes against the Minister, by whose Instigation he is arrested, and moves himself by habeas corpus into the Fleet.

From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Smollett, T. (Tobias)

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