Induce
Stimulate
Stimulate verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Usage example: the government crackdown has only stimulated the citizenry to more acts of violence
Induce is a synonym for stimulate in urge topic. You can use "Induce" instead a verb "Stimulate", if it concerns topics such as encourage, excite. popular alternative
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Stacy X of the X-Men comics had pheromone powers which could induce bliss and stimulate bodily sensations and functions allowing her a certain amount of control over her enemies.
Source: Charm Person -
The project staff which created them try to induce famines and diseases in an attempt to stimulate violence and are baffled when the AIs are such Perfect Pacifist People that they would rather let entire populations die off than sacrifice some to save others.
Source: Light Novel / Sword Art Online
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