Verb

• S: (v) motivate (motivate%2:36:00::), actuate (actuate%2:36:02::), propel (propel%2:36:00::), move (move%2:36:00::), prompt (prompt%2:36:00::), incite (incite%2:36:00::) (give an incentive for action) "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
• S: (v) incite (incite%2:32:00::), instigate (instigate%2:32:00::), set off (set_off%2:32:00::), stir up (stir_up%2:32:00::) (provoke or stir up) "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
• S: (v) prod (prod%2:35:00::), incite (incite%2:35:00::), egg on (egg_on%2:35:00::) (urge on; cause to act) "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"