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impulse, urge, irrational impulse

n. a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation; "his first impulse was to denounce them"; "the urge to find out got him into trouble"

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

urge, advocate, recommend

v. push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

further, on, ahead, along, onwards, forwards, forrader, further ahead

adv. "Go ahead"

on

adj. in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"

ready, connected, on

adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

motivation, motive, need

n. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

fondness, fancy, partiality

n. a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey"

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

counsel, advise

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

persuade

v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

goad, spur, give heart to

v. give heart or courage to

coax, palaver, blarney, wheedle, cajole, sweet-talk, inveigle

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"

instruct, apprise, apprize

v. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"

order, say, tell, enjoin

v. give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"

caution, admonish

v. warn strongly; put on guard

admonish, reprove, take to task, get after

v. take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

lobby, buttonhole

v. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. 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"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

quest, request, bespeak, make a request for, call for, ask for, make a request

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

push, advertize, promote

v. make publicity for; try to sell (a product); "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops"

encourage, give courage to, be encouraging to

v. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to

goad, spur, give heart to

v. give heart or courage to

counsel, advise

v. give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"

lecture, advocate, preach

v. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"

invite, tempt

v. give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers"

forward, fore, forrad, forrard, toward the front

adv. "He faced forward"

forward, onward, forth, thenceforth

adv. "from that time forth"

ahead, along, in a forward direction, in front, at the front

adv. "He is way ahead"

outward, outwards, towards the outside

adv. toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"

press for, push for

v. "The liberal party pushed for reforms"

barrack, cheer, pep up, inspire, exhort, urge on, cheer on

v. urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

connected, machine-accessible

adj. stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer

off

adj. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"

back, backward, backwards, aback, in a reclining position

adv. "Lean back"

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