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Verb
▲
Incite someone to do something, especially something bad
encourage
provoke
incite
stimulate
prompt
influence
move
rouse
goad
impel
prod
urge
arouse
entice
excite
start
constrain
egg on
induce
inflame
initiate
motivate
persuade
press
push
spur
trigger
drive on
impassion
kick-start
make
pique
spark
spur on
sting
stir
sway
actuate
bring about
foment
kindle
prevail upon
prick
procure
set off
stir up
fire up
get going
hint
insinuate
needle
originate
plan
plot
rabble-rouse
rev up
scheme
suggest
tempt
whip up
put up to
root on
add fuel
make waves
set on
steam up
turn on
work up
more ❯
“All the treks have their own bewitching features that instigate you to move ahead while knowing them.”
Verb
▲
To goad or urge forward
begin
foment
inaugurate
initiate
institute
launch
start
activate
establish
found
get going
organiseUK
organizeUS
abet
actuate
brew
cause
ferment
generate
get in operation
get under way
incite
inspire
kindle
pick
provoke
put in motion
raise
set in motion
set up
stir up
whip up
commence
get functioning
get off the ground
get working
set off
spark off
trigger off
bring about
lay the foundations of
put in place
sow the seeds of
kick off
lay the first stone of
get the ball rolling
set the ball rolling
start the ball rolling
more ❯
“The possession of a maritime culture may have enabled these islands to instigate change more easily than communities on the mainland.”
Verb
▲
To suffuse with vigor, life, energy, or spirit
inspirit
inspire
rouse
encourage
excite
hearten
motivate
animate
stir
galvaniseUK
galvanizeUS
enliven
incite
energiseUK
energizeUS
spur
embolden
exhilarate
rally
steel
buoy
strengthen
boost
fortify
lift
refresh
brighten
revitaliseUK
revitalizeUS
restore
uplift
enhearten
revivify
elate
elevate
cheer
gladden
buoy up
cheer up
buck up
chirk up
bear up
psych up
give shot in arm
prop up
stiffen the resolve of
perk up
rejuvenate
renew
support
sustain
brighten up
reanimate
pick up
soothe
regenerate
solace
resurrect
wake up
resuscitate
reinvigorate
rekindle
recreate
bring comfort to
charge
intoxicate
improve
placate
relieve
tap
assuage
lead
calm
condole
enrapture
transport
dynamize
enhance
succorUS
salve
besoothe
commiserate
rewake
rewaken
succourUK
freshen
refreshen
repair
innervate
zap
ease
recharge
lighten
relax
put at ease
come to life
put zip into
give sympathy to
give a lift to
give courage
make brave
nerve
get your act together
prompt
make braver
boost moral
give confidence
raise someone's spirits
revamp
lift the morale of
psyche up
delight
hit the ground running
confirm
give pep talk
actify
prime
arm
goose
activize
enable
reinforce
blaze a trail
stiffen
move to action
sweeten
make confident
give courage to
reenergize
bring back to life
bounce back
unwind
pour it on
punch up
leaven
lift up
titillate
look up
smarten up
ameliorate
pep
re-energize
propel
take a load off
loosen up
actuate
lighten up
turn on
rejoice
make very happy
juice
send
flip
incentive
help
give new strength to
grow buoyant
take a turn for the better
be heartened
allay
palliate
give condolences to
lighten burden
mollify
give solace to
empathize with
compose
commiserate with
make one feel at ease
quiet fears
sympathize with
pacify
make well
condole with
give someone great pleasure
fan
snap up
turn someone on
give someone a thrill
give someone a kick
reawaken
incent
feed
give someone a charge
become optimistic
become hopeful
rise
soar
get going again
save
put some spark into
exacerbate
promote
intensify
nurture
power
nourish
awaken
waken up
make lively
charge up
stoke up
fuel
key up
renovate
rescue
vivificate
spice
divert
entertain
reinstitute
re-establish
relaunch
hold someone's hand
boost the morale of
give strength to
be a source of strength
give a leg up to
boost morale
give moral support to
be there for
be a source of strength to
make more lively
brace up
put pep into
give a lift
snap out of it
let sunshine in
make more exciting
give a new lease of life to
enkindle
give mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
give the kiss of life to
perform CPR
bring to
put one's mind to rest
more ❯
Verb
▲
To convince, or cause to believe, through reason or argument
persuade
convince
induce
coax
get
influence
entice
sway
urge
cause
coerce
compel
inveigle
prompt
cajole
encourage
incline
motivate
advise
dispose
impel
impress
incite
lure
move
sell
tempt
bring
counsel
drive
exhort
lead
make
procure
reason
convert
draw
enlist
propagandiseUK
propagandizeUS
proselytiseUK
proselytizeUS
brainwash
proselyte
argue into
bring around
talk into
talk someone into
wheedle someone into
win over
cause to believe
convert to
get round
lead to do
plead with
press someone into
pressure someone into
pressurize someone into
prevail on
reason someone into
turn on to
work over
bring to senses
lead to believe
prevail upon
prod someone into
twist someone's arm
wear down
bring someone round
gain confidence of
win argument
prove to
sell one on
dictate
decide
guide
regulate
direct
arouse
control
channel
form
carry weight
train
impact on
have a part in
pull strings
get at
rule
act upon
have an effect on
rouse
bring to bear
be recognized
seduce
talk round
put across
satisfy
hook
bring round to the idea of
crack
turn
reassure
assure
make a believer
cause to feel certain
bring home to
gain one's confidence
nag into
promote
get around
gain
argue
make certain
dispel someone's doubts
sell to
reason someone into believing
dispel doubt
put someone's mind at rest
put mind at ease
impress to
demonstrate to
effect
overcome
bait
tantalizeUS
bring to reason
allure
interest
tantaliseUK
arouse someone's interest in
persuade to buy
invite
woo
entrap
prejudice
reach
manipulate
impact
strike
touch
colourUK
slant
jaundice
mouldUK
nobble
bend
moldUS
carry
colorUS
conduct
guarantee
tell
promise
tell on
pledge to
declare to
relieve doubt
relieve any doubt
guarantee to
declare confidently to
relieve any doubts
lead by the nose
certify to
soften up
vow to
work on
give surety to
turn one's head
relieve doubts
affirm to
confirm to
swear to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To champion or foster a cause
encourage
champion
foster
advance
advocate
approve
back
campaign
develop
endorse
favorUS
promote
reinforce
sanction
support
aid
assist
bolster
boost
forward
further
improve
nurture
push
serve
strengthen
advertise
advertize
agitate for
brace
campaign for
embrace
endow
enrich
favourUK
finance
fuel
fund
indorse
patroniseUK
patronizeUS
plug
publiciseUK
publicizeUS
recommend
stake
subsidiseUK
subsidizeUS
tout
underwrite
work for
argue for
cultivate
defend
espouse
incubate
justify
nourish
nurse
propose
speak for
sustain
uphold
affirm
commend
drum up
help
increase
second
succorUS
succourUK
invite
abet
countenance
fortify
lend support to
pave the way for
back up
egg on
get behind
guarantee
pay for
capitalizeUS
foot the bill for
pick up the tab for
juice
pick up the check
pick up the tab
capitaliseUK
hurry up
float
put up the money for
put up money
prime the pump
proclaim
preach
fire up
present
act as guarantor of
provide capital for
crank up
authorizeUS
warrant
demand
bank
certify
invest
lay on one
loan shark
provide funds
provide security
dispatch
fight for
give
crusade for
authoriseUK
accredit
equip
battle for
provide finance for
make faster
meet the needs of
do a kindness to
provide money for
produce
promulgate
peddle
propound
conduce to
make for
clamour for
request
ask for
stoke
stand for
assist in
help with
speak in support of
whisk
further the interests of
licenseUK
rev up
commission
recognizeUS
grease
appoint
unclog
set up in business
raise dough
put money into
provide security for
furnish credit for
gather momentum
get moving
crowdfund
crowdsource
kickstart
authenticate
speak
clamourUK
call
ask
urge on
dash off
mentor
deliver
launch
depute
open the door to
reduce the difficulty of
lessen the labour of
give support to
make a contribution to
pay a subsidy to
give a grant to
drum up support for
achieve quickly
make short work of
accomplish quickly
finish quickly
fork out for
shell out for
cough up for
chip in for
pony up for
charter
vest
qualify
licenceUS
shoot through
attest
put up money fo
be in agreement with
entrust
clamorUS
do battle
lend one's name to
give the go-ahead
give the nod
give green light
give one's word
recogniseUK
certificate
speak of
big up
talk of
spoil
take up the cudgels
apply yourself
put your back into
take up arms
exert yourself
speak well of
privilege
argue in favour of
plead in favour of
show partiality towards
award
answer for
treat with partiality
gift
endue
confer
bestow
be responsible for
lend your name to
pull strings for
act as a guarantor for
prepare
educate
train
hold a torch for
thump for
grant
grace
indue
bequeath
purvey
arm
put in a good word for
lay on
leave
donate money to
vest in
come through with
accord
settle on
found
donate
organiseUK
begift
make over
organizeUS
subscribe
will
tutor
prime
enlighten
hone
shape
coach
drill
mouldUK
school
moldUS
indoctrinate
more ❯
Verb
▲
To carry on (a war or campaign)
wage
conduct
pursue
undertake
prosecute
execute
practiseUK
carry on
engage in
do
fight
fulfilUK
fulfillUS
make
practiceUS
proceed with
carry out
devote oneself to
go on with
continue
work at
continue with
keep on with
go ahead with
see through
direct
manage
discharge
persist
persevere
occupy oneself with
specialize in
exercise
apply
observe
busy oneself with
have a career in
ply your trade
pursue a career in
keep
live out
enter into
join in
live up to
put into effect
put into practice
persist with
press on with
adopt
espouse
get involved in
embrace
persevere with
keep up
keep at
push on with
not stop
not give up
stay with
be a participant in
enter
compete in
be a party to
play a part in
soldier on with
stick to one's guns
press on
get on with
push on
stick to
never cease
carry forward
more ❯
Verb
▲
To influence someone (usually dishonestly) in return for money
bribe
corrupt
square
suborn
pay off
buy
buy off
fix
have
lure
reward
nobble
approach
coax
entice
get at
induce
influence
lubricate
persuade
pervert
seduce
soap
sugar
tamper
tempt
tip
buy back
do business
get to
give an inducement to
give someone a backhander
give someone a sweetener
grease palm
grease the palm
influence by gifts
keep someone sweet
oil palm
win over
make a deal
oil the palm of
sweeten the pot
take care of
more ❯
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