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promote(verb, support, hold, make, help)
14
incite(verb, support, make, help, present)
14
provoke(verb, support, make, help, present)
12
instigate(verb, support, make, help, develop)
9
goad(verb, support, help, start, encourage)
6
set(verb, present, touch, start, encourage)
5
foment(verb, present, touch, start, encourage)
5
raise(verb, present, touch, start, encourage)
5
whip up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, present, touch)
4
stir(verb, encourage, provoke, stimulate, excite)
3
motivate(verb, make, present, cause, touch)
3
set on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, set, present)
2
excite(verb, present, touch, encourage, raise)
2
induce(verb, make, cause, encourage, produce)
2
inflame(verb, touch, start, encourage, raise)
2
inspire(verb, touch, encourage, raise, provoke)
2
move(verb, make, cause, touch, start)
2
prompt(verb, make, cause, touch, start)
2
rally(verb, touch, encourage, raise, provoke)
2
rouse(verb, touch, start, encourage, raise)
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