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91trigger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lever; spark, cause. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. impulse, spark, impetus, goad, spur. II v. set off, initiate, spark, fire, goad, spur, touch off, cause, generate, launch, trip. ANT.: dampen,… …
92motive# — motive n 1 Motive, spring, impulse, incentive, inducement, spur, goad all denote a stimulus inciting or prompting a person to act or behave in a definite way. Motive applies chiefly to such an emotion as fear, anger, hatred, or love or to a… …
93urge — vb Urge, egg, exhort, goad, spur, prod, prick, sic mean to press or impel to action, effort, or speed. Urge implies the exertion of influence or pressure either from something or someone external or from something within (as the conscience or the …
94goading — noun a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves • Syn: ↑goad, ↑prod, ↑prodding, ↑urging, ↑spur, ↑spurring • Derivationally related forms …
95prodding — noun a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves • Syn: ↑goad, ↑goading, ↑prod, ↑urging, ↑spur, ↑spurring • Derivationally related forms …
96spurring — noun a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves • Syn: ↑goad, ↑goading, ↑prod, ↑prodding, ↑urging, ↑spur • Derivationally related forms …
97urging — noun 1. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something (Freq. 1) the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves • Syn: ↑goad, ↑goading, ↑prod, ↑prodding, ↑spur, ↑spurring …
98Stimulate — Stim u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stimulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stimulating}.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a goad. See {Stimulus}.] 1. To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate,… …
99Stimulated — Stimulate Stim u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stimulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stimulating}.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a goad. See {Stimulus}.] 1. To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or …
100Stimulating — Stimulate Stim u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stimulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stimulating}.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a goad. See {Stimulus}.] 1. To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or …
