agitate
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(verb) change the arrangement or position of |
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Synonyms: commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up |
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Related Words: displace, move, rile, roil, stir, toss |
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(verb) cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" |
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Synonyms: charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse |
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Related Words: bother, disturb, hype up, pother, psych up, trouble, upset |
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Antonyms: calm |
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(verb) try to stir up public opinion |
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Synonyms: foment, stir up |
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Related Words: provoke, rumpus, stimulate |
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(verb) move back and forth; "She shook her cousin's hands"; "Don't shake the bottle"; "My hands were shaking" |
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Synonyms: shake |
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Related Words: concuss, convulse, fan, fluff up, jiggle, joggle, move, plump up, quake, rattle, shake up, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss, tremble, tremor, wiggle |
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(verb) move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" |
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Synonyms: budge, shift, stir |
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Related Words: move |
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(verb) engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; "She is crusading for women's rights" |
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Synonyms: campaign, crusade, fight, push |
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Related Words: advertize, promote, push |
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