· give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
Synonym(s): motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt
· provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
Synonym(s): instigate, set_off, stir_up
Hypernym(s): provoke, stimulate
· urge on; cause to act; "The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"