verb
1.
Synonyms: provoke 4, excite, galvanize, innervate, innerve, motivate, move, pique, quicken, rouse
Related Word: enliven, vivify; activate, dynamize, energize, vitalize
Idioms: build a fire under, get one started ( or moving)
Contrasted words: unnerve; deaden
2.
Synonyms: elate , commove, excite, exhilarate, inspire, set up, spirit (up)