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81goad — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. prick, stab, prod, poke, spur; urge, egg [on], incite, impel, drive, needle (inf.). See cause. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prod, urge, prick, prompt, spur, drive, rowel, whip, press, push, impel, force,… …
82impel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. drive, push, urge; force, constrain; incite, compel, induce. See impulse, motion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To urge or force] Syn. induce, instigate, animate, compel; see drive 1 , force 1 , motivate …
83move — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. transport, impel, actuate, incite, arouse, influence, propose; stir, act; remove. See cause, excitement, offer. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. motility, transit, progress; see movement 1 , 2 . • get a move… …
84prod — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. shove, goad, prick, spur, poke, jab; motivate, impel, instigate, incite. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. provoke, crowd, shove; see push 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. poke, jab, shove …
85prompt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. incite, induce, motivate; actuate; remind, suggest, mention. See information, memory, cause, influence. adj. immediate, ready, punctual, unretarded; alert, quick, active; instant, instantaneous;… …
86spur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spine; rowel; incentive, goad, stimulus; projection, headland, siding. See sharpness, cause. v. t. goad, incite. See cause. spur of the moment II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. goad, prick, impel; see drive 1 …
87stimulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. excite, rouse, animate, stir, spur, invigorate, exhilarate. See excitement, cause, refreshment, strength. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. arouse, excite, spur, incite; see animate 1 , excite 1 , incite .… …
88urge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. solicit, plead, importune, advocate, exhort, incite, instigate; press, push. n. impulse, desire, ambition. See necessity, request, cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To present favorably] Syn. favor,… …
89excite — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stir one mentally] Syn. stimulate, inflame, arouse, anger, delight, exhilarate, move, pique, infuriate, madden, stir, stir up, fire, fire up, fire the blood, stir the blood, give one a turn, convulse, electrify, galvanize …
90distinct — [14] Etymologically, distinct is the past participle of distinguish. It comes from distraught 170 distinctus, past participle of Latin distinguere ‘separate, discriminate’ (source, via the present stem of Old French distinguer, of English… …
