4
incite(verb, support, move, make, drive)
4
rouse(verb, move, make, drive, cause)
3
arouse(verb, move, make, drive, cause)
3
excite(verb, move, make, drive, cause)
3
foment(verb, support, disturb, promote, encourage)
3
inflame(verb, disturb, promote, encourage, provoke)
3
kindle(verb, disturb, promote, encourage, provoke)
3
move(verb, make, drive, cause, sound)
3
steam up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, act)
3
stir(verb, drive, disturb, promote, encourage)
3
stir the blood(expression, idiom)
3
stir up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
3
turn on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, trouble)
3
whet(verb, support, disturb, promote, encourage)
3
work up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, make)
2
activate(verb, support, move, make, drive)
2
aggravate(disturb, agitate, heighten)
2
animate(verb, move, make, drive, cause)
2
awaken(verb, disturb, promote, encourage, provoke)
2
coerce(verb, make, drive, press, cause)
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