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give impulse

VERB

begin

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commence create do establish found go ahead go into inaugurate initiate introduce launch lead make open prepare produce set up start undertake

STRONG

activate actualize cause drive effect eventuate generate impel induce instigate institute motivate mount occasion originate trigger

WEAK

break ground break the ice bring about bring to pass embark on enter on enter upon get going give birth to lay foundation for make active plunge into set about set in motion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease close conclude destroy end fail finish halt ignore lose neglect ruin stop

STRONG

check discourage dissuade prevent repress

WEAK

complete consummate die

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give impulse

Rousseff thanked Lula and promised dialogue and political reform to fight corruption and give impulse to economic growth.

From Washington Post

Deeds often repeated give impulse and direction to character, and these appear in the offspring as predispositions of body and mind.

From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by George Willis Cooke

They see what is possible, outline projects, and give impulse, while the people do the work.

From Education and the Higher Life by J. L. Spalding

Woman's splendidly accomplished successes as seen at the World's Fair give impulse to her efforts in every line.

From Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission

He was long a notable figure in university life, one of those picturesque characters who by their very being give impulse to aspiring mortals and check 285 the ever-encroaching commonplace.

From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Alice Freeman Palmer

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