vverb.socialtry to stir up public opinionSynset:agitate foment
Derivationally Related Form:fomenterfomentationagitator
Hypernyms:provoke stimulate
Inherited Hypernyms:agitateprovokechallengeinviterequestaskrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:rumpus
Full Troponyms:rumpus
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | Something ---s somebody
vverb.emotionarouse or excite feelings and passionsSynset:fire up heat ignite inflame wake
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:inflamingheatinflammationinflammatory
Hypernyms:arouse elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise
Inherited Hypernyms:inflamearousemake
Direct Hyponyms:ferment
Full Troponyms:ferment
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactchange the arrangement or position ofSynset:agitate commove disturb raise up shake up vex
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:agitatemove
Direct Hyponyms:beatpokerileroilscrambletoss
Full Troponyms:beatcreammuddlepokeroiltosstumblewhisk
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationprovoke or stir upSynset:incite instigate set off
Examples:- incite a riot
- set off great unrest among the people
Derivationally Related Form:instigationincitiveincitementincitationinstigantinstigatorinciterinstigative
Hypernyms:provoke stimulate
Inherited Hypernyms:inciteprovokechallengeinviterequestaskrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:raise
Causes:act move
Full Troponyms:raise
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE