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incitation

in·ci·ta·tion

UK/ɪnsɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

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2.

an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating

  • “the incitement of mutiny”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French incitation.

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