Prompt, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Prompted; p. pr. & vb. n.Prompting.]
1. To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to instigate; to incite.
God first... prompted on the infirmities of the infant world by temporal prosperity. Jer. Taylor.
2. To suggest; to dictate.
And whispering angles prompt her golden dreams. Pope.
3. To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics forgotten.