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单词 instigatrix
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instigatrixn.

Etymology: < Latin instigātrix, feminine agent-noun < instigāre to instigate v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: instiˈgatrix.
rare.
A female instigator.
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the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > one who incites or instigates > female
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Stimulatrice, a stimulatrix, an instigatrix.
1674 D. Brevint Saul & Samuel 109 The Woman should be the Instigatrix, or the first Sollicitress.
1902 Dublin Rev. July 105 Lady Macbeth, the instigatrix of the murder.
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