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lead to
verb as in bring on
Weak matches
accelerate, advance, cause, expedite, generate, give rise to, induce, inspire, occasion, precipitate, prompt
verb as in cause
verb as in clue
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Strong matches
acquaint, advise, apprise, hint, indicate, inform, intimate, notify, post, suggest, tell, warn
Weak matches
fill in, give the lowdown, give the skinny on, leave evidence, leave trace, leave tracks, point to, wise up
verb as in engender
verb as in entail
Strongest matches
bring about, call for, encompass, involve, necessitate, require
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verb as in go
verb as in induce
Strongest matches
activate, breed, bring about, cause, coax, convince, engender, generate, motivate, persuade, produce, promote, prompt, urge
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abet, actuate, bulldoze, cajole, draw, effect, get, goose, impel, incite, influence, instigate, make, move, occasion, press, procure, soft-soap, squeeze, steamroll, sway, sweet-talk, wheedle
Weak matches
argue into, bring around, draw in, get up, give rise to, prevail upon, sell one on, set in motion, suck in, talk into, twist one's arm, win over
verb as in make
Strong matches
accomplish, adjust, arrange, assemble, beget, brew, conceive, constitute, construct, cook, effect, engender, fabricate, fashion, forge, frame, hatch, initiate, invent, mold, occasion, originate, parent, procreate, secure, shape, spawn, synthesize, whip
Weak matches
bring about, cook up, dash off, draw on, dream up, get ready, give rise to, knock off, put together, tear off, throw together, whip out
verb as in occasion
verb as in provoke
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arouse, bring about, cause, elicit, galvanize, generate, incite, induce, inflame, inspire, instigate, kindle, motivate, precipitate, prompt, stir
Strong matches
animate, awaken, begin, bestir, challenge, electrify, enthuse, excite, fire, innervate, make, move, occasion, pique, prime, produce, promote, quicken, rally, rouse, thrill, titillate, titivate, waken, whet
Weak matches
bring down, bring on, bring to one's feet, build up, call forth, draw forth, fire up, give rise to, innerve, roust, suscitate
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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