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aculeate
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agitate(verb, bother, disturb, touch, promote)
4
bait(verb, food, excite, irritate, aggravate)
4
bestir(verb, support, charge, cause, disturb)
4
deepen(verb, increase, disturb, encourage, raise)
4
electrify(verb, bother, disturb, touch, start)
4
fillip(noun, motive)
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finish(verb, sharp, hone)
4
goad(verb, support, upset, drive, bother)
4
heat up(verb, expression, increase, raise, produce)
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heighten(verb, increase, disturb, encourage, raise)
4
incentive(noun, motive)
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inflame(verb, bother, disturb, touch, start)
4
instigate(verb, support, drive, bother, cause)
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invigorate
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key up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, disturb)
4
magnify(verb, increase, disturb, encourage, raise)
4
sharp(verb, hone)
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step up(verb, expression, increase, raise, severe)
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stimulus(noun, motive)
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