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prompt v. [
motivate, actuate, propel, move, incite] give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
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prompt v. [
inspire, instigate] serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
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prompt n. [
prompting] a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting"
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prompt n. [
command prompt] (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
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prompt v. [
remind, cue] assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
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