5
coax(verb, make, cause, promote, encourage)
5
electrify(verb, cause, touch, start, raise)
5
foster(verb, set, encourage, aid, provoke)
5
incline(verb, move, control, place, set)
5
kindle(verb, upset, make, open, present)
5
nudge
5
occasion(verb, make, get, help, open)
5
pressure(verb, make, force, press, cause)
5
set in motion(verb, expression, idiom, make, drive)
5
start(verb, make, go, drive, open)
5
tempt(verb, make, place, set, encourage)
5
vitalize(verb, touch, promote, encourage, raise)
5
waken(verb, cause, touch, start, encourage)
4
bring(verb, move, control, make, go)
4
enliven(verb, get, encourage, provoke, stimulate)
4
enthuse(verb, cause, start, encourage, stimulate)
4
evoke(verb, make, advance, open, present)
4
fire up(verb, expression, move, upset, make)
4
generate(verb, make, open, cause, start)
4
initiate(verb, make, open, cause, start)
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