impassions

verb

present tense third-person singular of impassion
as in provokes
to rouse to strong feeling or action the obvious intent of the documentary was to impassion viewers to do something about global warming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassions
  1. provokes
  2. encourages
  3. stimulates
  4. inspires
  5. arouses
Verb
  • This ends up being just one of Aemond’s defining moments, which further provokes war.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • His jealousy provokes an act of betrayal and cruelty.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 18 June 2026
Definition of provokes
Verb
  • Valentine also testified that the FDA encourages infant formula companies to send in all adverse event reports and that nothing prevented Mead Johnson from doing so.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Kalibrate’s program, according to the lawsuit, encourages gas stations to upload private price data.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of encourages
Verb
  • But medication reduces only the symptoms of fear, not the underlying trigger that stimulates it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • This hormone improves insulin sensitivity and stimulates GLP-1 secretion.
    — Nadine Wehida, Scientific American, 25 June 2026
Definition of stimulates
Verb
  • Mars and Uranus’ alignment inspires you to follow your passions, but be mindful of the risks involved!
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • That being said, be sure to pay attention to what’s pushing your buttons, but also recognize what finally inspires you to charge ahead.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of inspires
Verb
  • More than three devices is considered a cluster that arouses interest.
    — Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • That intense scarcity arouses a FOMO among very wealthy car lovers that allows Ferrari to charge prices like $250,000 for one of its entry-level cars, and $3 million for a hypercar like its F80.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of arouses
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“Impassions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassions. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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