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dekoyl

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Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« on: September 28, 2009, 08:31:35 pm »
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What are some words you use to mix things up when stating the intention of the author or effect on audience?

attempts to...
employs
instills
evokes
arouses
provokes
stimulates
generates
convey
infer
engenders
incites
coerces
evince
elicits
confers
utilize
induce
propagates

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Explaining examples
Indicates   Demonstrates   Reveals   Illustrates   Reflects
Suggests   Signifies   Exemplifies   Elucidates   Signals
Advocates   Rebuts   Undercuts   Rationalises   Ingratiates
Underpins   Debases   Generalises   Is tinged with  

Effect/purpose
Provokes   Invokes   Evokes   Insinuates   Positions
Elicits   Suggests   Inspires   Generates   Underscores
Encourages   Influences   Promotes   Fosters a sense of   Undermines
Hints   Engenders   Gives rise to   Results in   Alleviates
Propagates   Promulgates   Equivocally      

Stating effect
•   This may cause readers to feel...
•   This may act on readers’ sense of...
•   Henceforth, [emotion] may be evoked in readers towards...
•   Consequently, readers may harbour a sense of...
•   In effect, readers may experience...
•   In addition, [emotion] may be aroused in readers by...
•   Readers are
o   invited to consider
o   asked to question
o   given insight to
o   challenged to consider
o   confronted with
o   open to new perspectives
o   subjected to
o   exposed to
o   given access to
o   made aware of
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Re: Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2009, 08:33:24 pm »
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provokes.

EDIT: over9000 uses this word a lot lol... "evince"
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Re: Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2009, 08:37:10 pm »
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provokes damn you TT ;D
stimulates
generates

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Re: Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2009, 08:39:46 pm »
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engenders
incites
coerces

EDIT:
elicits
confers
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Re: Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2009, 08:40:53 pm »
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accentuates

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Re: Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2009, 08:44:33 pm »
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ingrains
invokes

Btw, great idea dekoyl :P

...Edit: creates
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Re: Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2009, 08:48:39 pm »
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Re: Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2009, 08:54:42 pm »
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Hey that's cheating it was mean to be a 'what can YOU think of' haha :P
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Re: Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2009, 08:58:39 pm »
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utilize
induce

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Re: Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2009, 09:22:59 pm »
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Ugly post is ugly. However, I cbf fixing the formatting. This is basically an excerpt from the book I wrote from the sessions I'm currently running.

Explaining examples
Indicates   Demonstrates   Reveals   Illustrates   Reflects
Suggests   Signifies   Exemplifies   Elucidates   Signals
Advocates   Rebuts   Undercuts   Rationalises   Ingratiates
Underpins   Debases   Generalises   Is tinged with   

Effect/purpose
Provokes   Invokes   Evokes   Insinuates   Positions
Elicits   Suggests   Inspires   Generates   Underscores
Encourages   Influences   Promotes   Fosters a sense of   Undermines
Hints   Engenders   Gives rise to   Results in   Alleviates
Propagates   Promulgates   Equivocally      

Stating effect
•   This may cause readers to feel...
•   This may act on readers’ sense of...
•   Henceforth, [emotion] may be evoked in readers towards...
•   Consequently, readers may harbour a sense of...
•   In effect, readers may experience...
•   In addition, [emotion] may be aroused in readers by...
•   Readers are
o   invited to consider
o   asked to question
o   given insight to
o   challenged to consider
o   confronted with
o   open to new perspectives
o   subjected to
o   exposed to
o   given access to
o   made aware of
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Re: Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2009, 09:32:06 pm »
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Propagate is an awesome word.

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Re: Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2009, 10:17:51 pm »
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Re: Synonyms for "instill", "evoke" etc.
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2009, 09:07:19 am »
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But is it OK to use words like 'coerce' which have connotations of their own?
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