241 entries under agitate topic. ×

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increase(verb, decline, disturb, annoy, stimulate)
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influence(verb, move, make, get, cause)
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touch off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drive, bother)
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exhort(verb, drive, cause, encourage, push)
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feed the fire(verb, expression, idiom, bother, disturb)
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flurry(verb, upset, disturb, confuse)
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heat(noun, verb, anger, arouse)
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nudge(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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pain(noun, verb, upset, trouble, hurt)
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rise(verb, work, disturb, encourage)
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worsen(verb, decline, disturb, annoy, warm)
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be at(verb, upset, trouble, get, bother)
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coax(verb, make, cause, encourage, produce)
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further(verb, encourage, prompt, arouse)
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heat up(verb, expression, upset, trouble, bother)
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jolt(verb, bother, disturb, delight, stimulate)
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leaven(inflame, fester, simmer, ripen)
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prick(verb, upset, drive, bother, cause)
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shake up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, bother)
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sour(verb, work, bother, annoy)
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