prompt

¹prompt

verb \ˈpräm(p)t\

Definition of PROMPT

transitive verb

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

Examples of PROMPT

1. Curiosity prompted her to ask a few questions.
2. Pride prompted his angry response.
3. The evidence prompted a criminal investigation.
4. “Did you hear me?” he prompted when his friend did not respond to his first question.
5. The actor had to be prompted by someone who was standing offstage.
6. The computer prompted me to type in a number.

Origin of PROMPT

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PROMPT

Synonyms: beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce, effect, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield

Related Words: conduce (to), contribute (to); decide, determine; begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, start; advance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote; enact, render, turn out

Near Antonyms: impede, limit, restrict; clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress; arrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retard; can [slang], kill, snuff (out), still; abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench

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