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fra: inciter

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means(verb) provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"
tempt, lure, entice
means(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
kindle, elicit, arouse, evoke, raise, provoke, enkindle, fire
means(verb) evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
provoke, evoke, kick up, call forth
means(verb) give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
motivate, prompt, incite, actuate, move, propel
means(verb) serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
instigate, prompt, inspire
means(verb) urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
force, impel
means(verb) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
have, induce, make, get, cause, stimulate
means(verb) spur on; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
encourage
means(verb) provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
instigate, set off, stir up, incite
means(verb) dispose or incline or entice to; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"
tempt, allure
means(verb) provide the needed stimulus for
stimulate, provoke
means(verb) urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"
egg on, prod, incite

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