ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English instigacioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French instigation, from Latin instigation-, instigatio, from instigatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : an act of instigating or the state of being instigated : incitement
they agreed at our instigation to confer
the instigation of the new program
2. : something that instigates : incentive
his friends' approval was a real instigation to succeed