Make susceptible.
Roget 615:
induce,
move;
draw,
draw on;
bring in its train,
give an impulse
etc.
n.;
to;
inspire;
put up to,
prompt,
call up;
attract,
beckon.
stimulate
etc.
(excite)
824;
spirit up,
inspirit;
rouse,
arouse;
animate,
incite,
foment,
provoke,
instigate,
set on,
actuate;
act upon,
work upon,
operate upon;
encourage;
pat on the back,
pat on the shoulder,
clap on the back,
clap on the shoulder.
influence,
weigh with,
bias,
sway,
incline,
dispose,
predispose,
turn the scale,
inoculate;
lead by the nose;
have influence with,
have influence over,
have influence upon,
exercise influence with,
exercise influence over,
exercise influence upon;
go round,
come round one;
turn the head,
magnetize;
lobby.
persuade;
prevail with,
prevail upon;
overcome,
carry;
bring round to one's senses,
bring to one's senses;
draw over,
win over,
gain over,
come over,
talk over;
procure,
enlist,
engage;
invite,
court.
tempt,
seduce,
overpersuade†,
entice,
allure,
captivate,
fascinate,
bewitch,
carry away,
charm,
conciliate,
wheedle,
coax,
lure;
inveigle;
tantalize;
cajole
etc.
(deceive)
545.
tamper with,
bribe,
suborn,
grease the palm,
bait with a silver hook,
gild the pill,
make things pleasant,
put a sop into the pan,
throw a sop to,
bait the hook.
enforce,
force;
impel
etc.
(push)
276;
propel
etc.
284;
whip,
lash,
goad,
spur,
prick,
urge;
egg on,
hound,
hurry on;
drag
etc.
285;
exhort;
advise
etc.
695;
call upon
&c.;
press
etc.
(request)
765;
advocate.
set an example,
set the fashion;
keep in countenance.
be persuaded
&c.;
yield to temptation,
come round;
concede
etc.
(consent)
762;
obey a call;
follow advice,
follow the bent,
follow the dictates of;
act on principle.
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Roget 673:
prepare;
get ready,
make ready;
make preparations,
settle preliminaries,
get up,
sound the note of preparation.
set in order,
put in order
etc.
(arrange)
60;
forecast
etc.
(plan)
626;
prepare the ground,
plow the ground,
dress the ground;
till the soil,
cultivate the soil;
predispose,
sow the seed,
lay a train,
dig a mine;
lay the groundwork,
fix the groundwork,
lay the basis,
fix the basis,
lay the foundations,
fix the foundations;
dig the foundations,
erect the scaffolding;
lay the first stone
etc.
(begin)
66.
roughhew;
cut out work;
block out,
hammer out;
lick into shape
etc.
(form)
240.
elaborate,
mature,
ripen,
mellow,
season,
bring to maturity;
nurture
etc.
(aid)
707;
hatch,
cook,
brew;
temper,
anneal,
smelt;
barbecue;
infumate†;
maturate.
equip,
arm,
man;
fit-out,
fit up;
furnish,
rig,
dress,
garnish,
betrim†,
accouter,
array,
fettle,
fledge;
dress up,
furbish up,
brush up,
vamp up;
refurbish;
sharpen one's tools,
trim one's foils,
set,
prime,
attune;
whet the knife,
whet the sword;
wind up,
screw up;
adjust
etc.
(fit)
27;
put in trim,
put in train,
put in gear,
put in working order,
put in tune,
put in a groove for,
put in harness;
pack.
train
etc.
(teach)
537;
inure
etc.
(habituate)
613;
breed;
prepare for
&c.;
rehearse;
make provision for;
take steps,
take measures,
take precautions;
provide,
provide against;
beat up for recruits;
open the door to
etc.
(facilitate)
705.
set one's house in order,
make all snug;
clear the decks,
clear for action;
close one's ranks;
shuffle the cards.
prepare oneself;
serve an apprenticeship
etc.
(learn)
539;
lay oneself out for,
get into harness,
gird up one's loins,
buckle on one's armor,
reculer pour mieux sauter [Fr.],
prime and load,
shoulder arms,
get the steam up,
put the horses to.
guard against,
make sure against;
forearm,
make sure,
prepare for the evil day,
have a rod in pickle,
provide against a rainy day,
feather one's nest;
lay in provisions
etc.
637;
make investments;
keep on foot.
be prepared,
be ready
etc.
adj.;
hold oneself in readiness,
keep one's powder dry;
lie in wait for
etc.
(expect)
507;
anticipate
etc.
(foresee)
510;
principiis obstare [Lat.];
veniente occurrere morbo [Lat.].
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