Words meaning to urge somebody to do something he shouldn’t: “Johnny wouldn’t have tried that if the other boys hadn’t ________.”
| EGGED HIM ON | 387 |
| DARED HIM | 98 |
| PUSHED HIM | 84 |
| COAXED HIM | 53 |
| PUT HIM UP TO IT | 53 |
| AGGED HIM ON | 45 |
| URGED HIM | 41 |
| PERSUADED HIM | 39 |
| URGED HIM ON | 35 |
| ENCOURAGED HIM | 33 |
| LED HIM ON | 30 |
| TALKED HIM INTO IT | 28 |
| EDGED HIM ON | 25 |
| CALLED HIM CHICKEN | 24 |
| INFLUENCED HIM | 24 |
| PUSHED HIM INTO IT | 23 |
| SICCED HIM ON | 16 |
| EGGED | 15 |
| NEEDLED HIM | 14 |
| PUSHED HIM ON | 14 |
| EGGED HIM | 13 |
| ENCOURAGED | 13 |
| FORCED HIM | 12 |
| TEMPTED HIM | 12 |
| KEPT AT HIM | 11 |
| PRODDED HIM | 11 |
| COAXED | 10 |
| ENTICED HIM | 10 |
| GOADED HIM | 9 |
| NAGGED HIM | 9 |
| URGED HIM TO | 9 |
| COAXED HIM INTO IT | 8 |
| DARED HIM TO | 8 |
| PRODDED | 8 |
| INSISTED | 6 |
| PRESSURED HIM | 6 |
| AGGED | 5 |
| COERCED HIM | 5 |
| EGG HIM ON | 5 |
| EGGED ON | 5 |
| HECKLED HIM | 4 |
| INVEIGLED HIM | 4 |
| MADE HIM | 4 |
| NAGGED HIM ON | 4 |
| NR | 4 |
| PUSHED HIM TO IT | 4 |
| TEASED HIM | 4 |
| COAXED HIM ON | 3 |
| DARE HIM | 3 |
| FORCED | 3 |
| FORCED HIM INTO IT | 3 |
| LED HIM INTO IT | 3 |
| PUSHED HIM UP | 3 |
| PUSHED HIM UP TO IT | 3 |
| SET HIM UP | 3 |
| SUGGESTED IT | 3 |
| TOLD HIM | 3 |
| TOLD HIM TO | 3 |
| AGITATED HIM | 2 |
| BADGERED HIM | 2 |
| BEGGED HIM TO | 2 |
| BULLIED HIM INTO IT | 2 |
| CALLED HIM SISSY | 2 |
| CHALLENGED HIM | 2 |
| COACHED HIM | 2 |
| CONNED HIM INTO IT | 2 |
| DARED HIM TO DO IT | 2 |
| EGGED HIM UP | 2 |
| ENCOURAGED IT | 2 |
| FORCED HIM TO IT | 2 |
| GANGED UP ON HIM | 2 |
| GOADED HIM INTO IT | 2 |
| GOADED HIM ON | 2 |
| HISSED HIM ON | 2 |
| KEPT AFTER HIM | 2 |
| LED HIM | 2 |
| LED HIM ASTRAY | 2 |
| MADE HIM DO IT | 2 |
| MISLED HIM | 2 |
| PRODDED HIM ON | 2 |
| PUSHED HIM IN | 2 |
| SET HIM ON | 2 |
| TAUNTED HIM | 2 |
| A-BEGGED HIM | 1 |
| A-BEGGED HIM INTO IT | 1 |
| ABETTED HIM | 1 |
| AGGED HIM | 1 |
| AGGED HIM UP | 1 |
| AGGED HIM UP TO IT | 1 |
| AGGED IT ON | 1 |
| AGGRAVATED HIM | 1 |
| AGITATED | 1 |
| A-TALKED HIM INTO IT | 1 |
| ATTEMPTED HIM | 1 |
| BACKED HIM TO THE WALL | 1 |
| BADGERED HIM INTO DOING IT | 1 |
| BAITED HIM | 1 |
| BAITED HIM ON | 1 |
| BANNERED HIM | 1 |
| BARTERED HIM | 1 |
| BEEN A BAD INFLUENCE | 1 |
| BEEN GOING TO DO IT | 1 |
| BEGGED HIM | 1 |
| BOOSTED | 1 |
| BORED HIM | 1 |
| BRIBED | 1 |
| BUCKED HIM INTO IT | 1 |
| BULLIED HIM | 1 |
| CAJOLED | 1 |
| CALLED HIM PANTYWAIST | 1 |
| CALLED HIM SCARECROW | 1 |
| CAUSED HIM TO DO IT | 1 |
| CHICKENED HIM OUT | 1 |
| COACHED HIM INTO IT | 1 |
| COAX | 1 |
| COAX HIM | 1 |
| COAXED HIM TO | 1 |
| CROWDED HIM | 1 |
| DARED HIM INTO IT | 1 |
| DID IT | 1 |
| DID IT FIRST | 1 |
| DOUBLE (NIGGER) (DOG) DARED | 1 |
| EDGE HIM ON | 1 |
| EDGED HIM | 1 |
| EGGED HIM INTO IT | 1 |
| EGGED HIM OUT | 1 |
| ENCOURAGED HIM ON | 1 |
| ENCOURAGING HIM TO DO SO | 1 |
| ENTREATED HIM | 1 |
| FLATTERED HIM INTO IT | 1 |
| FORCED HIM TO | 1 |
| FORCED IT | 1 |
| GIVEN HIM THE IDEA | 1 |
| GOOSED HIM | 1 |
| GOT HIM TO DO IT | 1 |
| GOT HIS NANNY | 1 |
| HAGGED HIM ON | 1 |
| HARASSED HIM | 1 |
| HARKENED HIM ON IT | 1 |
| HAVE PUSHED | 1 |
| HAZED HIM ON | 1 |
| HECKLED HIM ON | 1 |
| HOOTED HIM ON | 1 |
| INCHED HIM ON | 1 |
| INDUCED HIM TO DO IT | 1 |
| INFLUENCED HIM TO | 1 |
| INSISTED ON HIM | 1 |
| INSISTED ON HIM DOING IT | 1 |
| INSISTED ON IT | 1 |
| INSTIGATED | 1 |
| INVEIGLED HIM INTO IT | 1 |
| KEEP ON AFTER HIM | 1 |
| KEPT PUSHING AT HIM TO DO IT | 1 |
| KIDDED HIM | 1 |
| LED HIM UP TO IT | 1 |
| LED THE WAY | 1 |
| LURED HIM ON | 1 |
| MADE FUN OF HIM | 1 |
| MANEUVERED HIM INTO IT | 1 |
| NAG AND NAG | 1 |
| NEEDLED HIM INTO IT | 1 |
| NIGGER-DARED | 1 |
| NUDGED | 1 |
| OUT-TALKED HIM | 1 |
| OVERPOWERED HIM | 1 |
| PERSUADED HIM INTO IT | 1 |
| PERSUADED HIM TO | 1 |
| PESTERED HIM | 1 |
| PICKED ON HIM | 1 |
| PLAGUED HIM | 1 |
| PLAYED UPON HIM | 1 |
| PRESSED HIM | 1 |
| PROMPT HIM | 1 |
| PROMPTED HIM | 1 |
| PUSH HIM TO DO SO | 1 |
| PUSHED HIM ON IT | 1 |
| PUSHED HIM TO THE WALL | 1 |
| PUSHED HIM UP TO | 1 |
| PUT HIM TO IT | 1 |
| PUT PRESSURE ON HIM | 1 |
| PUT THE PRESSURE TO HIM | 1 |
| PUT UP TO IT | 1 |
| RAZZED | 1 |
| RAZZED HIM | 1 |
| RIBBED HIM | 1 |
| SHOVED HIM | 1 |
| SHOWED HIM HOW | 1 |
| SIC HIM ON | 1 |
| SICCED HIM | 1 |
| SICCED HIM ON IT | 1 |
| SIGNIFYING | 1 |
| SPURRED HIM ON | 1 |
| STARTED IT | 1 |
| STUCK THEIR NOSE INTO IT | 1 |
| STUMPED HIM | 1 |
| SUCKED HIM ON | 1 |
| TALKED HIM ON | 1 |
| TANTALIZED HIM | 1 |
| TAUGHT HIM | 1 |
| TEASED HIM INTO IT | 1 |
| THREATENED HIM | 1 |
| TRAPPED HIM | 1 |
| TWISTED HIS ARM | 1 |
| UDGED HIM | 1 |
| URGED | 1 |
| URGED HIM ON TO IT | 1 |
| URGED HIM TO DO IT | 1 |
| URGED HIM TO IT | 1 |
| URGED HIM UP | 1 |
| URGING IT ON | 1 |
| WAGED HIM ON | 1 |
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