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English Dictionary: stir up by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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"
    Synonym(s): inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up
  3. change the arrangement or position of
    Synonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): incite, instigate, set off, stir up
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