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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: instigation n 1: the verbal act of urging on [syn: {abetment}] 2: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) [syn: {fomentation}, {mounting}]
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