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impel
To force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain
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  1. To force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain
  2. To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:
  3. To push, drive, or move forward; propel
move
To progress in sequence; go forward:
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  1. To progress in sequence; go forward:
  2. To prompt to action; rouse:
  3. To change posture or position; stir:
launch
To give (someone) a start, as in a career or vocation.
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  1. To give (someone) a start, as in a career or vocation.
  2. (Nautical) To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.
  3. To start (a person) on some course or career
thrust
To force one's way; press forward:
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  1. To force one's way; press forward:
  2. To force or impose (oneself or another) upon someone else or into some position or situation
  3. To push or drive quickly and forcefully:
actuate
To put into motion or action; activate:
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  1. To put into motion or action; activate:
  2. To cause to take action:
drive
To force to go through or penetrate:
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  1. To force to go through or penetrate:
  2. To drive a blow, ball, missile, etc.
  3. (--- Basketball) To move with the ball directly through:
impel
To force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain
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  1. To force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain
  2. To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:
  3. To push, drive, or move forward; propel
mobilize
To assemble, prepare, or put into active service:
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  1. To assemble, prepare, or put into active service:
  2. To organize (people, resources, etc.) for active service or use in any emergency, drive, etc.
  3. To put into motion, circulation, or use
move
To prompt to action; rouse:
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  1. To prompt to action; rouse:
  2. To progress in sequence; go forward:
  3. To change posture or position; stir:
run
(--- Informal) To depart; leave:
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  1. (--- Informal) To depart; leave:
  2. To move continuously or incessantly
  3. To do or carry out:
fire
To cause to burn; ignite or set fire to:
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  1. To cause to burn; ignite or set fire to:
  2. To bake or dry by heating, as in a kiln:
  3. To start or tend a fire in:
hurtle
To move with or as if with great speed:
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  1. To move with or as if with great speed:
loose
Common misspelling of lose.
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  1. Common misspelling of lose.
  2. To make less strict; relax:
  3. Loosely; in a loose manner
project
To send out into space; cast:
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  1. To send out into space; cast:
  2. To cause (an image) to appear on a surface by the controlled direction of light:
  3. To throw forward; hurl:
shoot
To jut out; project
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  1. To jut out; project
  2. To send forth (a missile or projectile); discharge or fire (a bullet, arrow, etc.)
  3. To discharge or fire (a gun, bow, charge of explosive, etc.)
drive
To force to go through or penetrate:
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  1. To force to go through or penetrate:
  2. To drive a blow, ball, missile, etc.
  3. (Basketball) To drive through (the lane)
push
To move (something) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove:
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  1. To move (something) by exerting force against it; thrust or shove:
  2. To move by being pushed
  3. To thrust, shove, or drive (up, down, in, out, etc.)
ram
To force into place; press or drive down
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  1. To force into place; press or drive down
  2. To strike or drive against with a heavy impact; butt:
  3. To move rapidly
shove
To move forward roughly, often by shoving someone:
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  1. To move forward roughly, often by shoving someone:
  2. To push quickly, forcefully, or roughly:
  3. To push roughly or hastily
thrust
To force or impose (oneself or another) upon someone else or into some position or situation
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  1. To force or impose (oneself or another) upon someone else or into some position or situation
  2. To push or drive quickly and forcefully:
  3. To push with sudden force; shove; drive
egg on
(Idiomatic) To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
excite
(Physiol.) To produce or increase the response of (an organism, organ, tissue, etc.) to a proper stimulus
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  1. (Physiol.) To produce or increase the response of (an organism, organ, tissue, etc.) to a proper stimulus
  2. To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example):
  3. To put into motion or activity; stir up
foment
To stir up (trouble); instigate; incite
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  1. To stir up (trouble); instigate; incite
  2. To treat (the skin, for example) by fomentation.
  3. To arouse or incite (trouble, for example).
galvanize
To apply an electric current to
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  1. To apply an electric current to
  2. To arouse to awareness or action; spur:
  3. To plate (metal) with zinc, originally by galvanic action
goad
To prod or urge with or as if with a long pointed stick.
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  1. To prod or urge with or as if with a long pointed stick.
  2. To drive with or as with a goad; prod into action; urge on
impel
To force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain
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  1. To force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain
  2. To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:
  3. To push, drive, or move forward; propel
incite
To urge to action; stir up; rouse
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  1. To urge to action; stir up; rouse
  2. To provoke and urge on:
inflame
To cause (the skin) to redden or grow hot, as from strong emotion or stimulants.
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  1. To cause (the skin) to redden or grow hot, as from strong emotion or stimulants.
  2. To arouse to passionate feeling or action:
  3. To become roused, excited, stimulated, etc.
inspire
To give inspiration
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  1. To give inspiration
  2. To arouse or produce (a thought or feeling)
  3. To cause (someone) to have a particular feeling; affect or touch:
instigate
To initiate or bring about, often by inciting:
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  1. To initiate or bring about, often by inciting:
  2. To cause by inciting; foment
  3. To urge on, spur on, or incite to some action, esp. to some evil
motivate
To provide with an incentive or a reason for doing something; impel:
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  1. To provide with an incentive or a reason for doing something; impel:
  2. To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
  3. To cause to be enthusiastic:
move
To stir the emotions:
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  1. To stir the emotions:
  2. To prompt to action; rouse:
  3. To change posture or position; stir:
pique
To arouse; provoke
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  1. To arouse; provoke
  2. To provoke; arouse:
  3. To cause to feel resentment or indignation.
prick
To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.
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  1. To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.
  2. To cause to feel sharp pain in
  3. To cause to stand erect or point upward:
prod
To urge or stir into action
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  1. To urge or stir into action
  2. To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.
  3. To jab or poke with or as with a pointed stick; goad
prompt
To remind (a person) of something he or she has forgotten; specif., to help (an actor, etc. who has forgotten a line) with a cue
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  1. To remind (a person) of something he or she has forgotten; specif., to help (an actor, etc. who has forgotten a line) with a cue
  2. To move to act; spur; incite:
  3. To move or inspire by suggestion
provoke
To stir to action or feeling:
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  1. To stir to action or feeling:
  2. To give rise to; bring about:
  3. To bring about deliberately; induce:
spur
A small ridge that projects sharply from the side of a larger hill or mountain.
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  1. A small ridge that projects sharply from the side of a larger hill or mountain.
  2. To ride quickly by spurring a horse.
  3. To urge (a horse) on by the use of spurs.
stimulate
To cause to be interested or engaged:
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  1. To cause to be interested or engaged:
  2. To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.
  3. To increase temporarily the activity of something such as a body organ or system.
trigger
To fire or activate by pulling or pressing a trigger
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  1. To fire or activate by pulling or pressing a trigger
  2. To induce a powerful emotional reaction in, especially by evoking memories of past trauma.
  3. To initiate (an action); set off
work up
To raise; to excite; to stir up.
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  1. To raise; to excite; to stir up.
  2. To develop.
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Sentence Examples

  • The ocean of water buoys or floats the ship, and the ocean of air, or part of it in motion, swells the sails which propel the ship. The moving air, which strikes the sails directly, strikes.

  • The water supports the bird, and the feet simply propel.

  • The figure-of-8 and kite-like action of the wing referred to lead us to explain how it happens that the wing, which in many instances is a comparatively small and delicate organ, can yet attack the air with such vigour as to extract from it the recoil necessary to elevate and propel the flying creature.

  • Babies and toddlers have no real fear of the water, and while they're obviously too young to learn proper swimming strokes, they will instinctively close their mouths and make motions to propel themselves through the water.

  • thrusters used to propel underwater vehicles.

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