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Verb
▲
To activate, or to put into motion
drive
move
motivate
influence
prompt
arouse
impel
rouse
incite
stimulate
stir
urge
excite
inspire
activate
fire
induce
propel
spur
work
fire up
goad
instigate
quicken
cause
get going
mobiliseUK
mobilizeUS
spark off
stir up
spur on
egg on
key up
work up
put into action
put up to
work into lather
instilUK
get smoking
burn up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To activate, or to put into motion
activate
trigger
initiate
animate
drive
move
operate
run
spark
start
stimulate
trip
turn on
energiseUK
energizeUS
initialiseUK
initializeUS
kick-start
crank up
get going
set off
start off
start up
switch on
touch off
trigger off
set going
set in motion
put in motion
prompt
organiseUK
call to arms
get ready
make ready
more ❯
“Levers can incorporate interlocks, requiring the user to actuate a release mechanism before he or she can move the lever.”
Verb
▲
To bring about or cause something to happen
effect
achieve
accomplish
carry out
conduct
enact
realiseUK
realizeUS
attain
enforce
execute
implement
bring off
carry off
carry through
launch
engineer
perform
administer
bring about
organiseUK
organizeUS
perpetrate
make
fulfilUK
complete
fix
consummate
do
cause
effectuate
bring
administrate
finaliseUK
finalizeUS
pull off
generate
initiate
manage
provoke
put in place
contrive
create
discharge
fulfillUS
produce
succeed in
arrange for
call forth
finish
give rise to
occasion
bring to pass
conclude
originate
render
set up
engender
precipitate
start
cause to happen
cause to occur
make happen
wreak
run
kindle
beget
breed
bring on
catalyseUK
catalyzeUS
draw on
induce
invoke
prompt
spawn
work
yield
actualize
begin
put across
result in
translate into
turn out
turn the trick
negotiate
follow through with
compass
prosecute
apply
put through
bring to fruition
commit
clinch
put into action
observe
secure
reach
put into effect
procure
score
earn
put into practice
arrange
establish
meet
gain
acquire
land
act out
perfect
exercise
win
impose
deliver on
net
go through with
frame
make good on
transact
work out
bring forth
give
follow through on
put into operation
live up to
follow
make real
deliver
form
employ
capture
act upon
exert
wangle
get done
swing
deal with
bag
satisfy
take care of
manoeuvreUK
inflict
maneuverUS
make it
succeed
get there
sew up
plan
chalk up
engage in
arrive at
bring in
undertake
bring into play
bear
bring to bear
be true to
keep
affect
devise
materializeUS
get
act on
honorUS
obey
fetch
scheme
concoct
operate
use
dispatch
hit
practiceUS
practiseUK
determine
materialiseUK
take
strike
construct
fill
sort out
formulate
honourUK
reap
seize
authoriseUK
garner
authorizeUS
develop
handle
advance
have
take care of business
find
carry
draw
snag
pull something off
comply with
put in force
obtain
adhere to
abide by
conform to
turn
clock up
notch up
project
bring to completion
settle
wrap up
do justice to
act in accordance with
make use of
be faithful to
reify
incarnate
pursue
return
resolve
broker
decree
provide
bestow
plot
actionize
afford
utiliseUK
exploit
utilizeUS
exact
thrash out
draftUS
direct
supply
engage
tackle
follow up on
ply
manipulate
mastermind
stage
make concrete
design
orchestrate
work on
trigger
pass
action
heed
concert
finagle
pull
tender
confirm
stage-manage
conquer
carry to completion
machinate
finesse
decide on
grasp
serve
nail
serve out
force
deal out
be responsible for
act
conceive
reach an agreement on
inherit
deliver the goods
refine
acquit oneself of
dispose of
avail oneself of
put on
tap
invent
draughtUK
introduce
come through
survive
be guilty of
keep to
process
rig
come by
crown
put over
angle
jockey
make good
do the trick
put to work
put to use
be to blame for
gather
polish off
derive
pull in
rake in
pay out
finish off
be true
be faithful
annexUS
nail it
rack up
round off
top off
drum up
fashion
come up with
set in motion
pick up
play games
keep faith with
capitalize on
knock down
put forth
make the grade
play on
see through
make it through
put in motion
cop
come into possession of
wrangle
scrape together
make short work of
be as good as
whip up
pull down
make the most of
stand by
bring home the bacon
stick to
put the finishing touches to
annexeUK
put the final touches to
contribute to
foster
get through
lay out
hit upon
undergo
acquit
put something into effect
set off
call on
turn to
look to
transgress
wax
exhibit
mediate
press
promote
give birth to
make work
grow into
start in on
take action on
objectify
require
go through
extract
source
regulate
enable
gain fulfillment
fulfill your potential
bear out
do proud
put screws to
run into
be behind
legislate
declare
tick
assume
dawn
spring
break
appear
arise
commence
polish
instigate
institute
found
elicit
incite
reach the summit of
put finishing touch on
idealiseUK
bring to perfection
idealizeUS
take from
up and do
resort to
rely on
cap
elaborate
cogitate
engineer a way
shift
work it
swing it
find a way
follow up
follow out
follow through
provide the means for
represent
portray
symbolizeUS
wind up
be engaged in
reorganiseUK
reorganizeUS
corporealize
bring into effect
blueprint
have recourse to
fall back on
be inspired by
go that route
merit
justify
deserve
be done with
agree on
summon
magic
ratify
sanction
symboliseUK
set in
warrant
run with the ball
do to a turn
pay
manufacture
fabricate
get out of the way
accrue
contribute
conjure
make a reality
unleash
furnish
expedite
wrest
take over
draw up
wage
proclaim
lay down
approve
respect
uphold
proffer
vent
bring to life
give life
bring into being
chart
accommodate
make something appear
produce as if by magic
dismiss
come into
accede to
be elevated to
wield
come to have
bring home
clean up
scare up
make fast buck
be in line for
bring home the groceries
be deserving of
hustle
pay one's dues
be entitled to
be worthy of
be gainfully employed
have a right to
make it big
eke out
profit
sock
answer
redeem
acknowledge
adopt
offer
blossom
admit
beam
hammer something out
order
dictate
get someplace
latch onto
sketch out
set out
strategize
lay
sketch
lay plans
dope out
diagram
describe
block out
cast
delineate
trace
hasten
accelerate
sanctify
harness
indulge
express
visit
fulfill one's potential
make hay
present
cut
push through
devour
put it over
put the tin lid on
do a bang-up job
do one proud
excogitate
think up
hatch
improvise
cook up
ordain
intend
form a resolution about
come to terms about
haul in
sell for
gather in
give off
hack
coincide with
pay regard to
cooperate with
act according to
fall in with
cohere with
measure up to
tally with
pass muster
agree to
check with
assent to
fill the bill
yield to
goose-step to
cope with
harmonize with
square with
be good enough
accommodate to
cut the mustard
match up to
submit to
be guided by
perform according to
be bound by
be heedful of
go along with
cater to
fit the bill
be in accordance with
respond to
be loyal to
chord with
gratify
hurry on
speed up
dream up
command
agree
deploy
eat up
scarf down
lay low
wreck
come to a decision on
mete out
come to a satisfactory conclusion on
play out
grab
purchase
trump up
vamp
forge
becast
make up
vamp up
move
bid
close
seal
glean
access
buy
throw together
cast about
prepare
transform
treat
lay on
wish
want
pocket
nab
retrieve
collect
receive
be given
do the job
sail through
bargain
get at
save
get one's hands on
blag
recover
hoard
schlenter
get your hands on
scrape up
salvage
occupy
beg borrow or steal
get hold of
lay up
lay hold of
corral
gobble up
convert
earn wings
insist
demand
request
enjoin
will
force upon
give vent to
approach
attempt
work at
set about
devote oneself to
go about
be employed
occupy oneself with
get on with
get busy with
choose
rule
figure
control
do to a T
see to
make ready
alter
call upon
give free rein to
opt
name
decide
call into play
avail yourself of
choose to do
transition
adjust
optimiseUK
change
optimizeUS
vary
metamorphose
adapt
act with
attend to
recondition
redress
repair
perform on
choreograph
mobilizeUS
mount
superintend
settle on
settle upon
encompass
coordinate
hammer out
reach terms on
come to terms on
tie up
put together
plant
con
doctor
scam
supervise
mobiliseUK
cook
upstage
shake hands on
button up
set the seal on
pull strings
pull wires
fix up
put one on
put one over
more ❯
Verb
▲
To come into being or have its starting point at a certain time or place
begin
start
transpire
appear
arise
commence
emerge
develop
eventuate
occur
originate
actualize
dawn
emanate
form
happen
materialiseUK
materializeUS
result
surface
erupt
set
unfold
catalyseUK
catalyzeUS
crystalliseUK
crystallizeUS
manifest
precipitate
incite
initiate
spark
spawn
enkindle
foster
invoke
kickoff
engender
establish
institute
activate
occasion
rise
trigger
arrive
sprout
be born
become apparent
become established
be created
come out
come to pass
kick in
kick-start
set in
set off
start up
trigger off
come into being
come into existence
spring up
derive from
culminate
flourish
exude
vent
ooze
eventualize
germinate
be bred
be caused
be generated
pour out
accompany
originate in
supervene on
be consequent on
be a consequence of
live in
originate from
be from
arrive on the scene
fall
come on the scene
attend
supervene
be developed
come to the fore
enter the picture
pan out
have roots in
grew up in
broaden
deepen
appear suddenly
shoot up
sprout up
appear unexpectedly
have its origin in
be taken
be due to
be brought on by
be had
be got
progress
propagate
uprise
foment
ejaculate
end up
advance
naturaliseUK
increase
merge
naturalizeUS
leak out
come into sight
become known
come together
change
come after
be a result of
turn out from
well
spread out
pour forth
be transmitted
seep
gush forth
be emitted
seep out
pour
ooze out
seep forth
flow out
gush out
flow forth
ooze forth
radiate
emit
exhale
discharge
overflow
well up
trickle
give out
send out
throw out
expire
expel
shoot
release
cast
irradiate
disgorge
distilUK
give off
exit
egress
send forth
distillUS
more ❯
Verb
▲
To persuade or use influence on
induce
persuade
convince
get
move
influence
encourage
press
prompt
incite
urge
impel
inspire
instigate
make
motivate
sway
bring
coax
draw
entice
cajole
convert
inveigle
provoke
goose
stimulate
trigger
wheedle
activate
bulldoze
squeeze
steamroll
tempt
talk into
bring around
argue into
coax into
prevail upon
cajole into
draw in
wheedle into
win over
prevail on
sell one on
soft-soap
talk someone into
prod into
sweet-talk
exert influence on
suck in
put someone up to something
twist one's arm
satisfy
orient
bias
constrain
quicken
require
adapt
set going
obligate
demand
sandbag
muscle
make willing
blackjack
apply pressure
impassion
rally
elicit
occasion
energizeUS
steel
incentivizeUS
evoke
exhort
hearten
exhilarate
animate
uplift
impact
arouse
empower
vitalize
excite
advise
prick
energiseUK
strike
refresh
help
incentiviseUK
incentify
stir up
pump up
egg on
suggest to
hint to
whip up
fire up
pep up
cheer on
boost up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To set up or establish
initiate
institute
begin
launch
establish
inaugurate
open
pioneer
instigate
originate
start
commence
introduce
instalUK
installUS
instate
enact
organiseUK
organizeUS
usher in
induct
trigger
constitute
found
activate
innovate
intro
plant
set up
bring about
kick-start
put in
put in place
set in motion
start up
bring into being
commence on
kick off
put in motion
set off
start off
embark on
enter into
get going on
get under way
set about
start the ball rolling
take up
trigger off
get ball rolling
lay the cornerstone of
make up
set going
sow the seeds of
take action on
come out with
come up with
dream up
get cracking on
lay the foundations of
break the ice on
set the ball rolling on
get feet wet
lay the first stone of
get going
generate
cause
get in operation
get functioning
get off the ground
get working
get the ball rolling
set the ball rolling
invest
fix
settle
rev
bow
open up
put into operation
break in
foment
incite
pick
provoke
raise
kindle
brew
abet
stir up
inspire
whip up
ferment
spark off
more ❯
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