| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to: animate, cheer (on), embolden, encourage, inspire, inspirit. See HELP. 2. To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See CAUSE, EXCITE.
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