give an incentive for action; This moved me to sacrifice my career

[ Syn: motivate , actuate , propel , move , prompt ]

provoke or stir up; incite a riot; set off great unrest among the people

[ Syn: instigate , set off , stir up ]

urge on; cause to act; The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window

[ Syn: prod , egg on ]