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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. try to stir up public opinion;
[syn: agitate, foment, stir up]

2. arouse or excite feelings and passions;
- Example: "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"
- Example: "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world";
- Example: "Wake old feelings of hatred"
[syn: inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up]

3. change the arrangement or position of;
[syn: agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up]

4. provoke or stir up;
- Example: "incite a riot"
- Example: "set off great unrest among the people"
[syn: incite, instigate, set off, stir up]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stir up
    v 1: try to stir up public opinion [syn: agitate, foment,
         stir up]
    2: 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" [syn: inflame, stir up, wake,
       ignite, heat, fire up]
    3: change the arrangement or position of [syn: agitate, vex,
       disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up]
    4: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest
       among the people" [syn: incite, instigate, set off,
       stir up]