Definition of stir up Stir up
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| stir up - provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people" | ||
| incite, instigate, set off | ||
| provoke, stimulate provide the needed stimulus for | ||
| raise raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread" | ||
| stir up - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" | ||
| inflame, wake, ignite, heat, fire up | ||
| enkindle, elicit, kindle, provoke, evoke, arouse, fire, raise derive by reason; "elicit a solution" | ||
| ferment cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" | ||
| stir up - try to stir up public opinion | ||
| agitate, foment | ||
| provoke, stimulate provide the needed stimulus for | ||
| rumpus cause a disturbance | ||
| stir up - change the arrangement or position of | ||
| agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, raise up | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| scramble, beat make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it" | ||
| toss agitate; "toss the salad" | ||
| rile, roil make turbid by stirring up the sediments of | ||
| poke make a hole by poking | ||
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stir up
To arouse or excite feelings and passions.
