v. Function: verb
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Synonyms: WAKE 1, awake, rouse, stir, waken
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Synonyms: STIR 1, arouse, bestir, challenge, kindle, rally, rouse, wake, waken, whet
Related Words: fire, inflame; alert
Idioms: stir the feelings ( or blood) of
Contrasted Words: arrest, check, retard, subdue; calm, compose, restrain