To move to action, urge, incite, instigate, stimulate. Also formerly in weaker or more general sense: To prompt, induce, persuade.

transitive. To call forth, invite forward. Also, to incite, provoke.

transitive. To stir up, incite, instigate (a person or persons) to do something or to some feeling.

transitive. To stir up, incite, instigate (to a course of action); also to provoke (to anger). Obsolete.

transitive. To establish, originate, bring about, or set going (a state or condition of things, esp. one which causes trouble or annoyance); to…

transitive. To set in motion, stir up. figurative. To move, stir up, instigate, incite. Const. †til, to, unto; to with infinitive or that (with…

transitive. To urge, incite, or induce (esp. something abstract).

transitive. = provoke, v., in various senses.

transitive. To stir up, excite (rebellion, dispute, a feeling, etc.).

To excite, provoke, induce; to raise, set on foot (strife, disturbance, etc.); to arouse (feeling or emotion): cf. sense 9.

transitive. To incite (a person or animal) to anger; to annoy, vex, irritate, or exasperate, esp. deliberately. Also used intransitively.

With up, away, †in.

transitive. To stir up, excite.

transitive. To stir up; to throw into turmoil or disorder.

transitive. To infuse spirit, life, energy, or vigour into (a person, or his or her attributes); to animate, encourage, embolden. Also with up, ag…

To stir up, instigate (rebellion, etc.). Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To stimulate, encourage, instigate (a sentiment, belief, pursuit, course of conduct, etc.); to incite.

To drive a current of air upon, with or as with a fan. with the object or result of kindling a flame; chiefly fig. Const. into, to.

transitive. To provoke, incite; to irritate.

To urge or provoke (some action).

To exacerbate; to foment, inflame.

transitive. To incite (rebellion or strife); to stir up (ambition). Also with up.

To force on (figurative); to drive hard. U.S.

(originally figurative from 6d) To summon to attend, as the members of a party for a division in Parliament, or any body of persons for some united…

In phrases with verbs. to put (also set) (†the) spurs to, to impel or urge on by spurring; = spur, v.1 i. Also figurative.

To stimulate, urge. Also with forward.

To bring about by incitement or persuasion; to stir up, foment, provoke.

(transitive) to inspire, encourage, or lead (some activity).

transitive. With up. To arouse or stir up (feeling, a disturbance, etc.).