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I encouraged him during his race.
encourage, encouraged, encouraged
- to urge or encourage to action
to spur boots
spur, spured, spured
- to applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts
a table loaded with good cheer
uncountable · cheer, cheered, cheered
- to rouse, stir up or excite
The judge was told by the accused that his friends had incited him to commit the crime.
incite, incited, incited
- (transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something
We invited our friends round for dinner.
invite, invited, invited
- (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying ...
In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.
uncountable · push, pushed, pushed
- A strong desire to do something
After seeing the advert for a soft drink, I had a sudden urge to buy a bottle.
urge, urged, urged
- (transitive) To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influen...
Elders should inspire children with sentiments of virtue.
inspire, inspired, inspired
- (transitive) To poke, to push, to touch
"It's your turn," she reminded me, giving me a prod on the shoulder.
uncountable · prod, proded, proded
- To encourage into action
stimulate the economy
stimulate, stimulated, stimulated
- To urge; to advise earnestly
exhort, exhorted, exhorted
- cheer
This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground.
uncountable · root, rooted, rooted
- to encourage or stimulate
goading a boy to fight
goad, goaded, goaded
- to encourage
He reinforced the handle with a metal rod and a bit of tape.
reinforce, reinforced, reinforced
- to incite to action
actuate, actuated, actuated
- to give heart to, to encourage
News of the recovery helped to hearten the family.
hearten, heartened, heartened
- to motivate; to provide an incentive for
Crassus had wealth and wit, but Pompey had drive and Caesar as much again.
uncountable · drive, drove, driven