spur on

English

Verb

spur on (third-person singular simple present spurs on, present participle spurring on, simple past and past participle spurred on)

1. (transitive) To spur or urge (someone) to do something.

   Synonyms: instigate, provoke; see also Thesaurus:incite

   • 2002, Saskia Wieringa, Sexual Politics in Indonesia, page 7:

     Initially spurred on by Sukarno himself, Indonesian women had participated actively in the national independence war.

Translations

spur — see spur