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set astir

VERB

motivate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drive excite galvanize incline inspire persuade prompt propel provoke spark spur sway trigger

STRONG

actuate arouse bring cause dispose draw fire goad goose impel incite induce innervate inspirit lead move pique predetermine predispose quicken rouse sound suggest whet

WEAK

egg on give incentive innerve prevail upon set afoot touch off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

check discourage dissuade halt hinder prevent repress retard stop

STRONG

bore calm delay dishearten dull quiet slow

WEAK

depress disconcert

Example Sentences

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May emotions as pure as that song set astir Be the wont that the future shall bring her.

From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862 by Lincoln, Abraham

All the old cloudy remorse that has subsided will be set astir again.

From Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

My finger tips, my lips, my nodding head are the points where I part with full control, though indefinitely beyond these I can forecast changes which the automatic agencies, once set astir, will induce.

From The Nature of Goodness by Palmer, George Herbert

In this man’s mind, which was so near a simple beast’s in all its movings, some remote, unborn consciousness was surely reached and vaguely set astir by the clear words thus spoken.

From A Lady of Quality by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

I like to Fletcherize them with my mind, and with those senses which my mind can set astir.

From Sunlight Patch by Harris, Credo Fitch

set astir

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