Main entry: set off, incite, instigate, stir up
Definition: provoke or stir up
Usage: incite a riot; set off great unrest among the people
Main entry: prod, incite, egg on
Definition: urge on; cause to act
Usage: The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window
Main entry: prompt, propel, incite, motivate, move, actuate
Definition: give an incentive for action
Usage: This moved me to sacrifice my career