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give impetus

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In the world of ethics to fall does not exclude the possibility of soaring, rather does it give impetus to flight.

One has to give impetus to the wave, the cloud, the stream: night is an auxiliary, and must be employed.

Charge not to be made without sufficient troops; reserves give impetus; avoiding too dense a mass.

Of the various elements of world culture that give impetus to this development, the world religions occupy the foremost place.

To give impetus to a new movement takes immense experience, shrewdness, tact, and many other qualities.

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On this page you'll find 66 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to give impetus, such as: affect, animate, arouse, cause, embolden, and excite.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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