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instigation
agitation, catalyst, excitation, firing, goad, impulse, incitation, inflammation, pep rally, provocation, spur, stirring
Definition
n.
the verbal act of urging on
Last update: August 19, 2015
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Instigation can lead to disorder in a society.
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The young people, at the countess'
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, gathered round the clavichord and harp.
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It was at his
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that Mrs.
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"He could not have exaggerated them, except at your
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You lay stress on his coming at your
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Before the trial took place, Harley, at whose
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the pamphlets had been written, secured his henchman a royal pardon.
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At Susan's
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, the Workingwomen's Association sent a woman physician, Dr.
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This was conclusively proved by the passing, at the
instigation
of Holland, of the _Acte de Survivance_ (April 19,1631).
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It was at his
instigation
that a strong-handed act took place which aroused intense indignation in Holland.
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Britt that they were leaving at the
instigation
of their legal adviser, who had but that hour issued his instructions.
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At the entrance to the town hall, the two men, at Seaman's
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, parted, making their way inside by different doors.
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