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instigation|ɪnstɪˈgeɪʃən|
[ad. L. instigātiōn-em, noun of action from instigāre to instigate. Cf. F. instigation (1332 in Hatz.-Darm.).]
The action of instigating or goading; an urging, spurring, or setting on; incitement, stimulation.
c1422Hoccleve Jereslaus' Wife Moral., The howndes, þat is to seyn, the wikkid thoghtes, alway berken, & maken swich instigacioun. 1480Caxton Chron. Eng. iii. (1520) 26/1 It was denyed hym..by the instygacyon of a lord called Pompei. 1512Helyas (W. de W.) 1 Here begynneth the hystory of the noble Helyas knyght of the swanne newly translated out of frensshe in to englysshe at thynstygacyon of the puyssaunt & illustryouse prynce lorde Edwarde duke of Buckyngham. 1613Purchas Pilgrimage (1614) 362 Alexander..by instigation of wine, and Thais his Concubine,..burned this sometime-Treasure-house of Persia. 1665Evelyn Diary 5 Apr., This terrible warr, begun doubtlesse at secret instigation of the French to weaken the States & Protestant interest. 1762Jefferson Corr. Wks. 1859 I. 181, I should not have accused the Devil, because..hunger, without the addition of his instigations, might have urged them to do this. 1840Macaulay Ess., Clive (1887) 537 Chunda Sahib fell into the hands of the Mahrattas, and was put to death, at the instigation probably of his competitor, Mahommed Ali. 1867Freeman Norm. Conq. (1870) I. v. 264 That this foul deed was done by the instigation, if not by the personal order, of his step-mother.
b. That in which this action is embodied; an incentive, stimulus, spur.
1526Pilgr. Perf. (1531) 34 b, Which illusyon and perylous instigacyon, as soone as it was detected & brought to lyght..anone it auoyded & was defeted. 1601Shakes. Jul. C. ii. i. 49 Speake, strike, redresse. Brutus, thou sleep'st: awake. Such instigations haue beene often dropt, Where I haue tooke them vp. 1710Addison Tatler No. 148 ⁋3 When I have seen a young Lady swallow all the Instigations of high Soups, seasoned Sauces, and forced Meats. 1869Goulburn Purs. Holiness ii. 18 The good instigations which from time to time visit your heart. |