Akademik

stir up
verb
1. try to stir up public opinion (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑agitate, ↑foment
Derivationally related forms: ↑fomentation (for: ↑foment), ↑fomenter (for: ↑foment), ↑agitator (for: ↑agitate)
Hypernyms: ↑provoke, ↑stimulate
Hyponyms: ↑rumpus
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

2. change the arrangement or position of (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑agitate, ↑vex, ↑disturb, ↑commove, ↑shake up, ↑raise up
Hypernyms: ↑move, ↑displace
Hyponyms: ↑beat, ↑scramble, ↑toss, ↑roil, ↑rile, ↑poke
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

3. arouse or excite feelings and passions (Freq. 1)
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The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor

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The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world

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Wake old feelings of hatred

Syn: ↑inflame, ↑wake, ↑ignite, ↑heat, ↑fire up
Derivationally related forms: ↑heat (for: ↑heat), ↑inflammatory (for: ↑inflame), ↑inflammation (for: ↑inflame), ↑inflaming (for: ↑inflame)
Hypernyms:
arouse, ↑elicit, ↑enkindle, ↑kindle, ↑evoke, ↑fire, ↑raise, ↑provoke
Hyponyms: ↑ferment
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

4. provoke or stir up
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incite a riot

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set off great unrest among the people

Syn: ↑incite, ↑instigate, ↑set off
Derivationally related forms:
instigative (for: ↑instigate), ↑instigation (for: ↑instigate), ↑instigant (for: ↑instigate), ↑instigator (for: ↑instigate), ↑incitive (for: ↑incite), ↑incitement (for: ↑incite), ↑incitation (for: ↑incite), ↑inciter (for: ↑incite)
Hypernyms: ↑provoke, ↑stimulate
Hyponyms: ↑raise
Cause: ↑act, ↑move
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Somebody ——s somebody to INFINITIVE

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stir up [phrasal verb]
1 stir up (someone) or stir (someone) up : to cause (someone) to feel a strong emotion and a desire to do something

The speech stirred up the crowd.

2 stir (something) up or stir up (something)
2 a : to cause (something) to move up into and through the air or water

The workers stirred up a lot of dust.

2 b : to cause (something, usually something bad or unpleasant) to happen

They're trying to stir up trouble.

stirring up racial hatred

His comments certainly stirred things up. [=caused a lot of excitement, anger, etc.]

— see also stir 4 (above), 1
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Main Entry:stir

Useful english dictionary. 2012.