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Webster 1913 Edition
Instigation
Inˊsti-ga′tion
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Instigation
INSTIGA'TION
,Noun.
1.
Temptation; impulse to evil; as the instigation of the devil.Definition 2024
instigation
instigation
English
Noun
instigation (plural instigations)
- The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
- The departure was not unduly prolonged. […] Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
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Related terms
Translations
act of instigating
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