verb
- Try to stir up public opinion.
- Arouse or excite feelings and passions.
- usage: "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"
- Change the arrangement or position of.
- Provoke or stir up.
- usage: "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
adjective
- Emotionally aroused.
- synonyms: stimulated, stirred, aroused
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