Fire
Fire verb - To give life, vigor, or spirit to.
Usage example: a school outing to the natural history museum fired his imagination, and he grew up to become an eminent paleontologist
Incite is a synonym for fire in inspire topic. In some cases you can use "Incite" instead a verb "Fire", when it comes to topics like excite.
Incite
Incite verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.
Usage example: the rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours
Nearby Words: incitement, inciting
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The Big Bad of both Fire Emblem Tellius games Has tried to incite a continent-wide war so it can awaken the Goddess of Order.
Source: Suicidal Cosmic Temper Tantrum - A Song of Ice and Fire has a variation on this - as part of its tabletop Persuasion Minigame, you can use one of seven techniques in every round (bargain, charm, convince, incite, intimidate, seduce, taunt).
Source: Multiple Persuasion Modes
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