8
agitate(verb, bother, disturb, touch, promote)
8
animate(verb, bother, disturb, touch, start)
8
galvanize(verb, bother, disturb, touch, start)
8
stir up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, bother, disturb)
7
bestir(verb, support, move, charge, cause)
7
call(verb, produce, provoke, stimulate, excite)
7
enliven(verb, disturb, encourage, produce, provoke)
7
goad(verb, bother, disturb, encourage, produce)
7
inspirit(verb, charge, fire, unite, assemble)
7
instigate(verb, bother, cause, disturb, start)
7
quicken(verb, bother, disturb, touch, encourage)
7
raise(verb, touch, encourage, provoke, stimulate)
7
rise(verb, stimulate, arouse, stir, awaken)
7
work up(verb, expression, bother, disturb, touch)
6
Wake
6
get up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, wake)
6
spur(verb, touch, encourage, raise, produce)
6
whet(verb, support, charge, bother, cause)
6
whip up(verb, expression, disturb, touch, encourage)
5
come alive(verb, expression, idiom)
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