verb
Synonyms: stir 1, awaken, bestir, challenge, kindle, rally, rouse, wake, waken, whet
Related Word: alert, excite, work up; electrify, thrill; fire, inflame
Idioms: fan the fire ( or flame), raise to fever heat, set on fire, stir one's blood ( or feelings)
Contrasted words: allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, mitigate, relieve; mollify, pacify, placate
Antonyms: calm, quiet