125 entries under instigate topic. ×

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elicit(verb, make, open, cause, start)
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affect(verb, move, control, get, go)
5
bring about(verb, expression, make, open, cause)
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incline(verb, move, control, place, set)
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kindle(verb, upset, make, open, present)
5
occasion(verb, make, get, help, open)
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bring(verb, move, control, make, go)
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enliven(verb, get, encourage, provoke, stimulate)
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enthuse(verb, cause, start, encourage, stimulate)
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evoke(verb, make, advance, open, present)
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fire up(verb, expression, move, upset, make)
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generate(verb, make, open, cause, start)
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initiate(verb, make, open, cause, start)
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begin(verb, make, open, cause, start)
3
draw(verb, move, control, make, help)
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engender(verb, make, cause, promote, encourage)
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invigorate(verb, get, encourage, stimulate, excite)
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originate(verb, make, open, cause, start)
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prevail upon(verb, expression, phrasal verb, make, go)
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produce(verb, move, control, make, get)
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APASmart Define. (2015). motivate thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/motivate/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "motivate thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/motivate/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, motivate thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/motivate/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "motivate thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/motivate/thesaurus/synonyms>