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| entice(action, produce, provoke, stimulate) | |
| aid(support, help, develop, promote) | |
| cheer(encourage, stimulate, excite, prepare) | |
| coax(action, make, cause, promote) | |
| effect(make, open, cause, start) | |
| exalt(encourage, stimulate, excite, boost) | |
| exhort(help, force, drive, press) | |
| fire up(expression, phrasal verb, move, make) | |
| foster(support, develop, promote, encourage) | |
| give rise to(expression, idiom, make, go) | |
| help(support, encourage, draw, provoke) | |
| hint(help, cause, start, encourage) | |
| ignite | |
| insinuate(start, influence, provoke, prompt) | |
| institute(make, open, develop, start) | |
| lead(make, go, drive, open) | |
| occasion(make, help, open, develop) | |
| originate(make, open, develop, cause) | |
| press(make, force, drive, cause) | |
| put up to(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, move) |
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