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Verb
▲
(of a state or process) To encourage the development of, or increased activity in, something
envigorateUK
invigorateUS
spur
encourage
energiseUK
energizeUS
spark
vitalize
enliven
revitaliseUK
revitalizeUS
rouse
accelerate
animate
promote
fillip
fire
fuel
galvaniseUK
galvanizeUS
rejuvenate
strengthen
trigger
vivify
fan
foster
impel
inspire
kindle
rally
speed
uplift
activate
brace
fortify
intensify
quicken
refresh
revive
spike
stir
support
dynamize
electrify
increase
commove
exhilarate
sting
amp up
ginger up
jump-start
spur on
stir up
fire up
jazz up
juice up
liven up
pep up
perk up
set up
buck up
gee up
key up
rev up
whip up
speed up
turn on
wake up
work up
zip up
light a fire under
steam up
get one going
get one started
put new life in
act as a fillip to
act as a impetus to
act as a incentive to
act as a spur to
act as a stimulus to
accumulate
broaden
defend
highlight
back
substantiate
emphasiseUK
inebriate
take your breath away
assemble
organizeUS
screw
prepare
ready
put muscle on
arm-twist
bring to light
rattle
worm out
fetch
bite
badger
evolve
shake down
put the arm on
take one's breath away
become worse
make worse
shore up
bolster up
back up
overawe
overcome
manifest
suggest
marshallUS
make drunk
echo
give someone a cue
mass
facilitate
benefit
actualize
encapsulate
conjure
impart
express
capture
cajole
endear
make ready
circulate
organiseUK
incarnate
beckon
ease
score
register
faze
leave a mark on
make a hit
buffalo
take someone aback
grandstand
be conspicuous
bulldoze
push around
feel admiration
make splash
show off
cut a figure
feel respect
pull
gather together
call to arms
get ready
steer
bring to mind
win over
mitigate
exert a pull on
sweep off one's feet
catch someone's eye
make a hit with
draw one's attention
exert influence on
rope in
suck in
call out
put one in mind of
remind one of
correct
revise
reform
retouch
revamp
rectify
rework
redraft
fix
rehab
mend
fine
remediate
moderate
edit
emend
refurbish
burn up
get smoking
more ❯
“Leaders began exploring a wide variety of policies designed to stimulate the economy.”
Verb
▲
(of a person or group of people) To encourage, or arouse, interest or enthusiasm in
encourage
motivate
prompt
inspire
instigate
prod
spur
trigger
galvaniseUK
galvanizeUS
incentivise
incentivizeUS
incite
induce
inspirit
move
provoke
push
spark
urge
activate
arouse
drive
excite
goad
pique
sway
energiseUK
energizeUS
foment
hook
impassion
stir
buoy
grab
inflame
nudge
whet
elate
fire up
spur on
rev up
buoy up
fire with enthusiasm
spirit someone up
more ❯
“The article was written in a manner designed to stimulate readers into taking action.”
Verb
▲
To give new life, energy or strength to someone or something
reinvigorate
revitaliseUK
revitalizeUS
restore
revive
renew
rejuvenate
resuscitate
revivify
reanimate
enliven
recreate
freshen
brace
renovate
repair
inspirit
exhilarate
vivify
cheer
quicken
moderniseUK
modernizeUS
update
replenish
regain
prod
prompt
cool
jog
breathe new life into
bring around
brush up
more ❯
Verb
▲
(lead to) To culminate or result in a particular event or consequence
lead
result in
cause
bring on
bring about
give rise to
produce
effect
create
engender
generate
trigger
promote
advance
be conducive to
precipitate
prompt
contribute to
further
hasten
accelerate
initiate
provoke
quicken
occasion
push forward
expedite
speed up
induce
stir up
spark off
help
set off
add to
call forth
spur
instigate
beget
set in motion
put in motion
touch off
trigger off
drive
necessitate
be the cause of
invite
contribute
foment
make happen
risk
arouse
be instrumental in
elicit
bring to pass
catalyseUK
catalyzeUS
entail
have a hand in
effectuate
end in
have a part in
rouse
conduce to
cultivate
excite
foster
incite
involve
be at the bottom of
conduce
cost
enkindle
instilUK
realizeUS
organiseUK
engineer
instillUS
open the door for
attain
organizeUS
be responsible for
carry off
cause to occur
actualize
carry through
have the effect of
cause to happen
pull off
forward
contrive
put in place
be partly responsible for
oil the wheels of
bear
bring off
procure
make expectant
condition
make of a mind to
convince
institute
render
make you of a mind to
open
enact
inaugurate
originate
give
force
determine
prevail on
impress on
bring round
get
entice
make willing
start off
cook up
fire up
start the ball rolling
bring up
get things rolling
prevail
mean
imply
secure
plant
implant
lodge
equal
inflict
sow
wreak
require
demand
manage
succeed
compass
need
eventuate
have as a result
have as a consequence
warrant
encompass
presuppose
assume
impose
call for
comprehend
contain
carry
embrace
number
subsume
include
make necessary
entangle
tangle
take in
be grounds for
signify
promise
portend
augur
herald
presage
indicate
express
signal
import
constitute
suggest
denote
bode
intend
betoken
point to
harbinger
forebode
foretoken
connote
predict
orthographize
more ❯
Verb
▲
(a cause or venture) Support, advocate, or encourage
promote
encourage
further
advance
assist
foster
nurture
develop
boost
forward
advocate
recommend
urge
support
back
endorse
champion
aid
help
proselytiseUK
proselytizeUS
sponsor
cultivate
espouse
incubate
nourish
nurse
propagandiseUK
propagandizeUS
push for
work for
aid in
campaign for
contribute to
get behind
help in
speak for
look after
educate
train
maintain
cherish
provide for
embrace
parent
finance
teach
instruct
fund
subsidizeUS
farm
defend
endow
shelter
discipline
school
subsidiseUK
pet
provide board for
provide sustenance for
pursue
produce
gestate
court
establish
form
crop
culture
dress
own
hurry
mind
board
attend to
hurry along
raise youngster
provide food for
have as a pet
keep as a pet
hold
nestle
rock
love
overindulge
spoon-feed
worship
comfort
overparent
feather-bed
nanny
nursemaid
honourUK
enshrine
honorUS
clasp
cuddle
lull
harbourUK
accommodate
entertain
care
shield
guard
make a fuss of
spoil rotten
wait on hand and foot
kill with kindness
wrap in cotton wool
fawn on
adopt
oblige
harborUS
be responsible for
fend for
feather
administer
keep safe
dote on
be devoted to
clothe
minister
bring home the bacon
give food to
take in
treat
provide
bless
ration
satisfy
ply
campaign
sanction
reinforce
approve
bolster
improve
indorse
agitate for
tout
publicizeUS
advertise
underwrite
brace
advertize
stake
argue for
justify
propose
drum up
affirm
commend
second
increase
invite
instigate
countenance
fortify
pull for
go for
subscribe to
smile upon
root for
side with
pat on the back
egg on
publiciseUK
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hasten the progress of or make easier
facilitate
ease
accelerate
advance
drive
expedite
forward
further
hasten
hurry
impel
precipitate
promote
quicken
rush
simplify
smooth
speed
spur
aid
assist
enable
encourage
help
inspire
motivate
push
make easier
make easy
make smooth
make smoother
open doors
open the door for
smooth the path of
smooth the way for
assist the progress of
fast-track
speed up
clear the way for
help along
make possible
pave the way for
run interference for
hand-carry
oil the wheels of
loosen up
walk through
grease the wheels
whisk
bundle
gather momentum
get moving
goad
send forward
crack on
push forward
gee up
hurry on
hustle
force
railroad
steamroller
fire
send rapidly
pass rapidly
abet
support
back
cooperate
oblige
serve
relieve
benefit
accommodate
succourUK
work with
backstop
foster
second
give assistance to
attend to
cooperate with
attend
collaborate with
wait on
reinforce
back up
be of use to
stump
contribute to
thump
succorUS
puff
plug
sustain
prop up
hype
jack up
hike up
do someone a favour
be of service to
do someone a service
pitch in with
bail someone out
ride shotgun
help out
bail out
do for
open doors for
root for
muck in with
be a factor in
work for
go with
stand up for
lend a hand
get stuck in with
lend a hand to
give a hand
give a lift
give a boost
take care of
give a leg up
give a leg up to
put on the map
go to bat for
be a tower of strength to
make a pitch for
lend a helping hand to
get someone out of a tight spot
go down the line for
more ❯
Verb
▲
To enhance the value of something, or to make more efficient
improve
enhance
embellish
enrich
aggrandize
amplify
boost
lift
ameliorate
better
uplift
vitalize
advantage
aid
endow
favorUS
favourUK
inspirit
envigorateUK
invigorateUS
optimiseUK
optimizeUS
promote
titivate
upgrade
appreciate
augment
benefit
brighten
cultivate
meliorate
up
add value to
build up
contribute to
make better
boost up
brush up
do up
drive forward
beef up
build on
add to
step up
bump up
give a boost to
spruce up
encourage the growth of
fine-tune
polish up
smarten up
give a facelift to
perk up
give a lift to
back
nurture
champion
nourish
incubate
nurse
abet
sponsor
endorse
give backing to
advocate
expedite
espouse
accelerate
prop up
proselytizeUS
speed up
pave the way for
bail out
proselytiseUK
urge
bankroll
finance
spread
invest in
subsidizeUS
hasten
sanction
push
breed
rear
cooperate
uphold
sustain
patronizeUS
backstop
plug
patroniseUK
subsidiseUK
give a donation to
give money to
propagandizeUS
attend
wait on
further the interests of
help along
speed
open doors
lend support to
go with
lend a hand
be conducive to
lend a hand to
take care of
speak for
propagandiseUK
oil the wheels of
bring up
present
preach
suggest
proclaim
foment
propound
peddle
feed
pay
grow
fuel
tend
hurry
be of benefit to
do someone good
hurry along
be of value to
keep
be of advantage
propel
fast-track
give a push to
extend
ballyhoo
broaden
generate
engender
spur on
propagate
expand
recommend
mentor
indorse
launch
give
deliver
buttress
advise
push for
help in
get behind
campaign for
aid in
mollycoddle
cosset
mother
cocker
spoil
baby
wet-nurse
coddle
dandle
pamper
indulge
fund
safeguard
protect
baby-sit
keep alive
vaccinate
take charge of
care for
humourUK
see to
cradle
inoculate
administer to
father
sit
keep an eye on
humorUS
watch over
immuniseUK
preserve
minister to
watch out for
irradiate
keep tabs on
immunizeUS
bolster
oblige
accommodate
precipitate
work with
second
give assistance to
cooperate with
attend to
collaborate with
stump
hype
make easy
thump
puff
do someone a favour
do someone a service
pitch in with
bail someone out
muck in with
open the door for
ride shotgun
help out
clear a path for
do for
open doors for
root for
be a factor in
smooth the way for
run interference for
smooth the path of
give a leg up
get stuck in with
assist the progress of
lend a helping hand to
give a lift
get someone out of a tight spot
make a pitch for
go down the line for
stand up for
grease the wheels
give a leg up to
put on the map
go to bat for
be a tower of strength to
give a hand
more ❯
Verb
▲
To excite, disturb, or trouble
agitate
upset
disturb
perturb
worry
alarm
disquiet
ruffle
trouble
disconcert
fluster
incite
inflame
bother
concern
distract
distress
flurry
unnerve
unsettle
excite
faze
rouse
ail
alarum
derail
discomfort
discompose
dismay
distemper
exercise
frazzle
fuss
hagride
provoke
undo
unhinge
arouse
discombobulate
ferment
rattle
work up
bug
confuse
craze
examine
freak out
make anxious
move
psych
spook
stir up
ventilate
weird out
cause anxiety to
bug up
burn up
egg on
get to
give someone grief
make flip
push buttons
turn on
work someone up
vex
discomfit
annoy
confound
irk
fret
afflict
irritate
discountenance
harass
throw off balance
throw
pester
make uneasy
nonplus
shake
plague
shake up
put off
embarrass
frighten
needle
gall
torment
chafe
puzzle
depress
derange
pain
abash
try
pother
gnaw at
nettle
put someone off their stroke
displease
startle
harry
scare
affect
anger
disorder
exasperate
pique
disrupt
stress
make nervous
peeve
flummox
sadden
panic
grieve
bedevil
throw off
fuddle
beset
take aback
chagrin
aggravate
persecute
miff
sicken
mortify
oppress
dishearten
torture
hurt
aggrieve
put into a flap
throw into a tizz
lie heavy on
make waves
daunt
appalUK
surprise
niggle
dumbfound
burden
disorganize
addle
interfere
strain
rack
nark
discommode
curse
badger
despair
disarrange
disappoint
demoralizeUS
weigh down
offend
beleaguer
put out
wound
muddle
floor
tantalizeUS
tantaliseUK
appallUS
mystify
make fretful
wind up
get across
hack off
turn
agonizeUS
cause someone to lose their composure
flip
psych out
nag
indispose
demoraliseUK
take pains
agoniseUK
make a scene
get at
give a hard time
tick off
pick on
make uncomfortable
preoccupy
heat
tangle
incommode
occupy
unquiet
cause disquiet to
inconvenience
set someone back on their heels
make restless
put on edge
make someone scratch their head
horrify
daze
disengage
unfasten
separate
unhitch
disconnect
uncouple
detach
bamboozle
baffle
befuddle
outrage
astound
complicate
amaze
intrude
tire
rock the boat
incapacitate
hurt somebody's feelings
get someone
bum out
fire up
lay up
flip out
cramp
key up
debilitate
shock
send into a spin
discourage
dispirit
unbalance
stop
check
prevent
thwart
block
get in the way
astonish
dizzy
unman
put
dash
drive insane
avert
hamper
inhibit
foil
blast
dang
darn
be
jolt
destabilizeUS
tax
anguish
hound
chill
disillusion
paralyseUK
terrify
send over the edge
cause anxiety
injure
suffer
be unwell
down
dement
displace
jumble
rummage
disarray
affright
disgruntle
disenchant
besiege
strap
dog
break
nit-pick
push
desolate
harrow
martyr
wreck
unrail
overturn
spoil
deflect
impede
dislocate
crash
hinder
ruin
obstruct
forestall
put yourself out
fuss over
take the trouble
worry about
make a fuss about
put oneself out
be concerned about
make an effort
exert oneself
go out of one's way
go to the trouble of
paralyzeUS
terrorizeUS
snafu
let down
terroriseUK
be indisposed
be crook
tease
destabiliseUK
flap
cause suffering to
cause anguish to
catch somebody off balance
mix up
catch somebody unawares
test
importune
eat at
arouse anxiety in
make miserable
do a number on
be on one's case
make wretched
make it tough for
weigh on
cut up
knock sideways
be sick
be wrong with
feel pain
be in pain
feel unwell
be ill
be weak
be the matter with
throw into confusion
dun
tear
goad
hector
mess up
fill with consternation
foul up
screw up
put the wind up someone
throw into a tizzy
knock for six
louse up
give someone a turn
muck up
sweat
nitpick
fear
quibble
stew
carp
cavil
fidget
pull the rug out from under
throw into uproar
pull the rug from under
throw into disorder
be agitated
be worried
sweat out
be a great weight on
give someone a hard time
labour over
get worked up
make a big thing out of
make a big thing of
make a meal of
make a mountain out of a molehill
be in a tizzy
get in a stew
be in a stew
make a thing of
be in a flap
nip in the bud
rile
stir
grate
rasp
gripe
itch
frost
get
eat
spite
stump
bully
furbelow
cow
bluster
abrade
intimidate
frill
browbeat
wear
rattle one's cage
throw into tizzy
more ❯
Verb
▲
Emit flashes of light; sparkle
scintillate
gleam
sparkle
flash
glitter
twinkle
coruscate
glint
glisten
glister
shimmer
shine
wink
blaze
blink
flame
glance
glimmer
lusterUS
lustreUK
spangle
winkle
effulge
fulgurate
incandesce
luminesce
phosphoresce
bewitch
charm
dazzle
delight
fascinate
give off sparks
more ❯
Verb
▲
Knead body parts
massage
rub
knead
manipulate
palpate
pummelledUK
pummelUS
embrocate
rub down
work
caress
pat
press
push
rolf
stroke
feel
handle
smooth
go over
oil
squeeze
form
shape
blend
twist
pound
crush
wring
mouldUK
wrest
scrounge
screw
scrunch
mangle
dry
eke out
squeeze dry
scrape up or together
screw the water out of
more ❯
Idiom
▲
Tempt
tickle your taste buds
make your mouth water
taste delicious
taste good
tickle your fancy
entice
tantaliseUK
tantalizeUS
tempt
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