stir up
English Thesaurus
1. provoke or stir up (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | provoke, stimulate, |
| definition | : | provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | raise, |
| definition | : | activate or stir up (verb.communication) |
| cause | : | act, move, |
| definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
2. change the arrangement or position of (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | beat, scramble, |
| definition | : | stir vigorously (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | toss, |
| definition | : | agitate (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | rile, roil, |
| definition | : | make turbid by stirring up the sediments of (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | poke, |
| definition | : | stir by poking (verb.contact) |
3. arouse or excite feelings and passions (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise, |
| definition | : | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | ferment, |
| definition | : | work up into agitation or excitement (verb.emotion) |
4. try to stir up public opinion (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | provoke, stimulate, |
| definition | : | provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rumpus, |
| definition | : | cause a disturbance (verb.social) |
5. provoke or stir up (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | fomentation, instigation, |
| definition | : | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | incitation, incitement, |
| definition | : | an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating (noun.act) |
6. arouse or excite feelings and passions (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | heat, passion, warmth, |
| definition | : | the trait of being intensely emotional (noun.attribute) |
7. try to stir up public opinion (verb.social)
| derivation | : | fomentation, instigation, |
| definition | : | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | agitator, fomenter, |
| definition | : | one who agitates; a political troublemaker (noun.person) |
8. provoke or stir up (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | fomentation, instigation, |
| definition | : | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | incitation, incitement, |
| definition | : | an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating (noun.act) |
9. arouse or excite feelings and passions (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | heat, passion, warmth, |
| definition | : | the trait of being intensely emotional (noun.attribute) |
10. try to stir up public opinion (verb.social)
| derivation | : | fomentation, instigation, |
| definition | : | deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | agitator, fomenter, |
| definition | : | one who agitates; a political troublemaker (noun.person) |
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