stir up Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb try to stir up public opinion
    agitate; foment.
  2. verb arouse or excite feelings and passions
    ignite; inflame; heat; wake; fire up.
    • The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
    • The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
    • Wake old feelings of hatred
  3. verb change the arrangement or position of
    raise up; disturb; commove; vex; shake up; agitate.
  4. verb provoke or stir up
    set off; incite; instigate.
    • incite a riot
    • set off great unrest among the people

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