Classes Voluntary Powers Volition in General Causes of Volition
Causes of Volition
Nouns
motive, springs of action, wellsprings of action. reason, ground, call, principle
by end, by purpose
mainspring, keystone
the why and the wherefore
pro and con, reason why
secret motive
intention etc. Intention . inducement, consideration
attraction
loadstone
magnet, magnetism, magnetic force
allectation, allective
temptation, enticement, agacerie, allurement, witchery
bewitchment, bewitchery
charm
spell etc. Spell
fascination, blandishment, cajolery
seduction, seducement
honeyed words, voice of the tempter, song of the Sirens forbidden fruit, golden apple. persuasibility, persuasibleness
attractability
impressibility, susceptibility
softness
persuasiveness, attractiveness
tantalization. influence, prompting, dictate, instance
impulse, impulsion
incitement, incitation
press, instigation
provocation etc. (excitation of feeling) Excitation
inspiration
persuasion, suasion
encouragement, advocacy
exhortation
advice etc. Advice
solicitation etc. (request) Request
lobbyism
pull [Slang] . incentive, stimulus, spur, fillip, whip, goad, ankus, rowel, provocative, whet, dram. bribe, lure
decoy, decoy duck
bait, trail of a red herring
bribery and corruption
sop, sop for Cerberus. prompter, tempter
seducer, seductor
instigator, firebrand, incendiary
Siren, Circe
agent provocateur
lobbyist.
Verbs
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) Excitation
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) Deception . 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) Impulse
propel etc. [Motion given to an object situated in front.] Propulsion
whip, lash, goad, spur, prick, urge
egg on, hound, hurry on
drag etc. [Motion given to an object situated behind.] Traction
exhort
advise etc. Advice
call upon etc.
press etc. (request) Request
advocate. set an example, set the fashion
keep in countenance. be persuaded etc.
yield to temptation, come round
concede etc. (consent) Consent
obey a call
follow advice, follow the bent, follow the dictates of
act on principle.
Adjectives
impulsive, motive
suasive, suasory, persuasive, persuasory, hortative, hortatory
protreptical
inviting, tempting, c. v.
suasive, suasory
seductive, attractive
fascinating etc. (pleasing) [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
provocative etc. (exciting) Excitation . induced etc. v.
disposed
persuadable etc. (docile) Willingness
spellbound
instinct with, smitten with, infatuated
inspired etc. v.
by.
Adverbs
because, therefore etc. (cause) [Assignment of cause] Attribution
from this motive, from that motive
for this reason, for that reason
for
by reason of, for the sake of, count of
out of, from, as, forasmuch as. for all the world
on principle.
Phrases
temptation hath a music for all ears" [Willis]
to beguile many and be beguiled by one" [Othello] .
Verbs
dissuade, dehort, cry out against, remonstrate, expostulate, warn, contraindicate. disincline, indispose, shake, stagger
dispirit
discourage, dishearten
deter
repress, hold back, keep back etc. (restrain) Restraint
render averse etc. Unwillingness
repel
turn aside etc. (deviation) Deviation
wean from
act as a drag etc. (hinder) Hindrance
throw cold water on, damp, cool, chill, blunt, calm, quiet, quench
deprecate etc. [Negative request.] Deprecation
disabuse (correction) Information .Existence .
Adjectives
dissuading etc. v.
dissuasive
dehortatory, expostulatory
monitive, monitory. dissuaded etc. v.
admonitory
uninduced etc. (induce) etc. Motive
unpersuadable etc. (obstinate) Obstinacy
averse etc. (unwilling) Unwillingness
repugnant etc. (dislike) Dislike . repressed.
Nouns
pretext, pretense, pretension, plea
allegation, advocation
ostensible motive, ostensible ground, ostensible reason, phony reason
excuse etc. (vindication) Vindication
subterfuge
color
gloss, guise, cover. loop hole, starting hole
how to creep out of, salvo, come off
way of escape. handle, peg to hang on
stalking-horse, cue. pretense etc. (untruth) Untruth
put off, dust thrown in the eyes
blind
moonshine
mere pretext, shallow pretext
lame excuse, lame apology
tub to a whale
false plea, sour grapes
makeshift, shift, white lie
special pleading etc. (sophistry) Intuition. Sophistry [The absence of reasoning.] [False or vicious reasoning; show of reason.]
soft sawder etc. (flattery) Flattery .
Verbs
pretend, plead, allege
shelter oneself under the plea of
excuse etc. (vindicate) Vindication
lend a color to
furnish a handle etc. n.
make a pretext of, make a handle of
use as a plea etc. n.
take one's stand upon, make capital out of, pretend etc. (lie) Falsehood .
Adverbs
ostensibly
under color
under the plea, under the pretense of, under the guise of.