instigation


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in·sti·gate

(ĭn′stĭ-gāt′)
tr.v. in·sti·gat·ed, in·sti·gat·ing, in·sti·gates
1. To initiate or bring about, often by inciting: instigate a public discussion of the issue; instigate an uprising.
2. To urge on; goad: tried to instigate the people to revolt.
[Latin īnstīgāre, īnstīgāt-; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]
in′sti·ga′tion n.
in′sti·ga′tive adj.
in′sti·ga′tor n.
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in•sti•ga•tion

(ˌɪn stɪˈgeɪ ʃən)

n.
1. the act of instigating; incitement.
2. an incentive.
[1375–1425]
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Noun 1. [画像:instigation - the verbal act of urging on]instigation - the verbal act of urging on
encouragement - the expression of approval and support
2. instigation - deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
trigger, initiation, induction - an act that sets in motion some course of events
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instigation

noun prompting, urging, bidding, incentive, encouragement, behest, incitement The talks are taking place at the instigation of Germany.
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instigation

noun
Something that incites especially a violent response:
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Translations
تَحْريض، حَض
podněcování
ansporelsetilskyndelse
uszítás
hvatning, áeggjan
podnecovanie
kışkırtma

instigation

[ˌɪnstɪˈgeɪʃən] N → instigación f
at Brown's instigation; at the instigation of Brown → a instancias de Brown
at her instigation, I went to see him → fui a verlo a instancias suyas
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instigation

[ˌɪnstɪˈgeɪʃən] n [crime] → instigation f
at sb's instigation → à l'instigation de qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

instigation

n → Anstiftung f; (of rebellion, strike also) → Anzettelung f, → Aufruf m; (of new idea, reform) → Initiierung f; instigation of violence → Aufruf f → zur Gewalt ; at somebody’s instigation → auf jds Betreiben or Veranlassung
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instigation

[ˌɪnstɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n → istigazione f
at sb's instigation → per or in seguito al suggerimento di qn
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instigate

(ˈinstigeit) verb
to suggest and encourage (a wrong action, a rebellion etc). aanhits يُحَرِّض، يَحُض подбуждам instigar podněcovat anstiften tilskynde; anspore υποκινώ, ενθαρρύνω instigar õhutama برانگیختن yllyttää être l'instigateur/-trice de לְהָסִית भड़काना poticati felbujt menghasut stofna til; æsa til istigare けしかける 선동하다, 부추기다 kurstyti kūdīt; musināt; provocēt menghasut aanstichten sette i gang, egge, anstifte podżegać do پارول، لمسول، قارول، تحريكول instigar a instiga подстрекать podnietiť, naviesť hujskati preduzeti anstifta, sätta i gång ยุยง kışkırtmak 教唆, 鼓動 підбурювати; провокувати اکسانا xúi giục 教唆,鼓动
instiˈgation noun
aanhitsing تَحْريض، حَض подстрекателство instigação podněcování die Anstiftung tilskyndelse; ansporelse υποκίνηση instigación õhutamine تحریک yllytys instigation הסתה भड़कावा poticanje ösztönzés, uszítás hasutan hvatning, áeggjan istigazione 扇動 선동 kurstymas kūdīšana; musināšana; provocēšana penghasutan aanstichting oppfordring, anstiftelse podżeganie پارونه، لمسون instigação instigare подстрекательство podnecovanie hujskanje preduzimanje anstiftan การยุยง kışkırtma 教唆 підбурювання انگیزش sự xúi giục 教唆
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The young people, at the countess' instigation, gathered round the clavichord and harp.
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Tarzan of the Apes, tensing his mighty muscles, strained at the bonds that pinioned him; but they had been re-enforced many times at the instigation of the Russian, so that not even the ape-man's giant brawn could budge them.
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She is always overdressed and never natural, but it seems to me that nearly everything she does is done to suit his whims, or at his instigation."
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