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promote(verb, cause, start, encourage, provoke)
4
put up to(verb, expression, idiom, move, make)
3
abet(verb, present, touch, encourage, raise)
3
get to(verb, expression, move, upset, trouble)
3
prime(verb, start, fit, stimulate, prepare)
3
propel(verb, move, make, go, drive)
3
set astir(verb, expression, idiom, drive, encourage)
3
sway(verb, move, upset, get, go)
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boost(verb, make, drive, encourage, raise)
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brighten(verb, encourage, raise, stimulate, prepare)
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buck up(verb, expression, encourage, raise, stimulate)
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cheer up(verb, expression, encourage, raise, stimulate)
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coax(verb, encourage, provoke, prompt, agitate)
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craze(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
draw(verb, drive, encourage, delight, provoke)
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exhort(verb, drive, encourage, push, provoke)
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fortify(verb, encourage, raise, stimulate, prepare)
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forward(verb, encourage, provoke, prompt, agitate)
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further(verb, encourage, provoke, prompt, agitate)
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goose(verb, upset, make, drive, bother)
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