n
(figuratively) Something that speeds up a process or the uptake of something else.
n
tendency or impulse to act
v
(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.
n
One who makes great or aggrandizes.
adj
(grammar, of a noun or pronoun) having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans and animals, often also gods, plants, etc.)
n
A force or impulse; a nisus.
v
(transitive) To explain in detail.
n
Impetus; a person or thing that causes, stimulates, or motivates something to happen.
n
The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
n
The act, or the result of enfacing
n
One who, or that which, causes exhilaration.
v
To write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion.
adv
So as to expatiate; speaking or writing at length.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To make fine; to dress finically.
adj
(psychology) attached to someone or something in a neurotic or pathological manner
n
Encouragement; excitation; instigation.
n
That which leads to or engenders strength.
v
(intransitive) To become good.
n
A driving impulse or vital force; the vital center of something.
n
One who, or that which, heartens or animates.
n
(Often plural) A detrimental or harmful effect.
n
One who or that which makes an impact.
n
The condition of being impellent
n
An impelling power or force.
n
Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.
n
An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
n
(physics) The integral of force over time.
n
Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse.
adj
Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.
n
One who or that which impels; an inciter, an instigator.
n
Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
n
That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a stimulant.
n
The act of inciting or moving to action.
n
A provocative; an incitant; a stimulant.
n
The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
n
(obsolete) instinct; incitement; inspiration
v
(obsolete) To intensify; strengthen.
n
An impulse or influence that gives something life or vitality.
v
(transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
v
(intransitive) To act grandly.
n
The impetus, either of a body in motion, or of an idea or course of events; a moment.
adj
That lifts the morale (of an individual or a group).
n
Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.
n
An incentive or reason for doing something.
n
Someone who provides significant impetus or guidance in a given venture, movement, enterprise etc.
n
The act or process by which something is overridden.
n
(countable, rare) An instance of such manipulation.
adv
So as to pore; with intense study or focus.
adj
Inciting; animating; encouraging.
adj
Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled forward.
n
suggestion; incitement; prompting
n
The action of driving or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.
n
(emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
n
(psychoanalysis) A subconscious drive or impulse.
adj
Tending to compel; compulsory.
n
(project management) Uncontrolled growth in the scope or requirements of a project.
n
A pushing or goading toward action. [from 16th c.]
n
An external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour.
n
(idiomatic, almost always preceded by the) The person who stimulates or inspires a group; the major factor affecting a trend or set of developments.
n
(neologism) The amount of influence or power that someone has over the public's thoughts or ideas.
n
An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
adj
Processed in a particular way; prepared via labour.
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