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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Provoke or stir up

Example:

set off great unrest among the people

Synonyms:

incite; instigate; set off; stir up

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "stir up" is one way to...):

provoke; stimulate (provide the needed stimulus for)

Cause:

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stir up"):

raise (activate or stir up)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

Sense 2

Meaning:

Change the arrangement or position of

Synonyms:

agitate; commove; disturb; raise up; shake up; stir up; vex

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "stir up" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stir up"):

beat; scramble (stir vigorously)

toss (agitate)

rile; roil (make turbid by stirring up the sediments of)

poke (stir by poking)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Arouse or excite feelings and passions

Example:

Wake old feelings of hatred

Synonyms:

fire up; heat; ignite; inflame; stir up; wake

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "stir up" is one way to...):

arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stir up"):

ferment (work up into agitation or excitement)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Try to stir up public opinion

Synonyms:

agitate; foment; stir up

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "stir up" is one way to...):

provoke; stimulate (provide the needed stimulus for)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stir up"):

rumpus (cause a disturbance)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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