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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
agitation, arousal, catalyst, exasperation, excitation, excitement, firing, fomentation, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitation, incitement, inflammation, irritation, pep rally, pep talk, provocation, rabble-rousing, spur, stimulation, stirring, stirring-up
Dictionary Results for instigation:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
instigation
    n 1: the verbal act of urging on [syn: abetment, abettal,
         instigation]
    2: deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
       [syn: fomentation, instigation]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Instigation \In`sti*ga"tion\, n. [L. instigatio: cf. F.
   instigation.]
   The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated;
   incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness.
   [1913 Webster]

         The baseness and villainy that . . . the instigation of
         the devil could bring the sons of men to. --South.
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3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
INSTIGATION. The act by which one incites another to do something, as to 
injure a third person, or to commit some crime or misdemeanor, to commence 
a suit or to prosecute a criminal. Vide Accomplice.
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