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urge(verb, support, charge, disturb, touch)
1
activate(verb, support, encourage, spirit, provoke)
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actuate(verb, drive, touch, encourage, raise)
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begin(verb, cause, start, irritate)
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bring about(verb, expression, cause, start, encourage)
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bring down(verb, expression, cause, start)
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bring on(verb, expression, cause, start)
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build a fire under(verb, expression, idiom, support, move)
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build up(verb, expression, increase, cause, start)
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call forth(verb, expression, cause, start)
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cause(verb, drive, start, encourage, provoke)
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commove(verb, support, encourage, spirit, provoke)
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draw(verb, drive, encourage, provoke, stimulate)
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draw forth(verb, expression, cause, start)
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drive(verb, touch, encourage, raise, provoke)
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dynamize(verb, move, encourage, provoke, excite)
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egg on(verb, expression, upset, drive, bother)
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elate(verb, encourage, provoke, excite)
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elicit(verb, bother, cause, disturb, start)
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energize(verb, move, bother, disturb, touch)
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