Instigation: alternatives and connections

The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

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The act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.

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The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into business, literature, etc.

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A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.

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To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

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To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

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To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.

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To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; -- used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as to instigate one to a crime.

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The act of abetting; as, an abetment of treason, crime, etc.

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Abetment.

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The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft, medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing…

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