INSTIGATION


Meaning of INSTIGATION in English

/ ˌɪnstɪˈgeɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] the act of causing sth to begin or happen :

An appeal fund was launched at the instigation of the President.

It was done at his instigation .

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (in the sense incitement ): from Old French , or from Latin instigatio(n-) , from the verb instigare , from in- towards + stigare prick, incite.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.