start off (verb) inspire: encourage, stimulate
Sinonime: affect,
animate,
arouse, be responsible for,
carry,
cause, commove, elate, embolden, endue, enkindle,
enliven,
exalt,
excite,
exhilarate, fire up,
galvanize,
get*, give impetus, give one an idea, give rise to, hearten,
imbue,
impress,
infect, inflame,
influence,
inform,
infuse, inspirit,
instill,
invigorate,
motivate,
occasion,
produce,
provoke, quicken,
reassure,
set up,
spark,
spur, start off,
stir,
strike,
sway,
touch,
trigger,
urge, work up
Antonime: discourage,
dissuade