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   In·sti·ga·tion

   /ˌinstəˈɡāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of instigating an action or event: "he was deported in 1891 for his instigation and support of the protest" Similar promptingsuggestionrequestentreatysolicitationwishdesireurgingimportuningpressurepersuasiondemandinsistenceformal:instanceinitiationincitementprovocationstirring upwhipping upkindlingfuelingfomentationencouragementinducementactuationdevisinginception

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘incitement’): from Old French, or from Latin instigatio(n-), from the verb instigare (see instigate).

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