Main Entry: ¹prompt

Pronunciation: \ˈpräm(p)t\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin promptare, from Latin promptus prompt

Date: 14th century

1 : to move to action : incite
2 : to assist (one acting or reciting) by suggesting or saying the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned : cue
3 : to serve as the inciting cause of <evidence prompting an investigation>

— prompt·er noun