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▲
To stir up, especially an emotion or feeling
To annoy, anger or provoke someone
To plan, produce or develop something
To summon up a feeling or passion
To be the cause of
To make progress in the state or skill of
To throw into a state of distress marked by confusion
To annoy or irritate someone
To agitate or stir up
To muster or summon courage or some positive emotion
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Verb
▲
To stir up, especially an emotion or feeling
stimulates
rouses
excites
incites
arouses
animates
instigates
inflames
moves
agitates
spurs
induces
awakens
generates
whets
causes
engenders
raises
produces
occasions
cultivates
breeds
hatches
stirs up
builds up
gets up
musters up
provokes
inspires
stirs
fires up
whips up
encourages
galvanizes
US
foments
triggers
galvanises
UK
kindles
goads
activates
eggs on
fires
quickens
inspirits
electrifies
energizes
US
sparks
energises
UK
spurs on
enkindles
motivates
enlivens
urges
drives
rallies
invigorates
US
enthuses
prods
impassions
actuates
sparks off
lights a fire under
keys up
prompts
piques
promotes
vivifies
impels
vitalizes
revs up
jazzes up
livens up
juices up
peps up
fillips
turns on
gets going
pumps up
sets off
wakens
braces
revives
touches off
gooses
fuels
exhilarates
ignites
stings
gingers up
amps up
fires the imagination of
thrills
zips up
bucks up
spikes
jump-starts
riles
pushes
primes
abets
pricks
intensifies
activizes
psychs
titillates
heartens
increases
needles
brings out
commoves
strengthens
refreshes
fortifies
wakes
emboldens
wakes up
touches
fires the enthusiasm of
perks up
bestirs
calls forth
zaps
buoys up
fans
winds up
irks
maddens
incenses
presses
evokes
influences
vexes
propels
starts
works
taunts
spooks
works into lather
brings about
hounds
rejuvenates
revitalizes
US
instils
UK
uplifts
instills
US
draws forth
vivificates
sets on
feeds the fire
puts up to
sets going
roots on
sets up
sustains
brings into being
puts zip into
switches on
acts as a incentive to
whips
revitalises
UK
dynamizes
innervates
enables
lashes
calls into being
sics
gees up
acts as a stimulus to
compels
fans the flames of
cheers up
arms
reinforces
empowers
livens
drums up
whomps up
heats up
makes wild
mobilises
UK
mobilizes
US
exacerbates
exhorts
precipitates
innerves
bolsters
starts up
gives rise to
adds fuel to the flames
adds fuel
sharpens
burns up
gets smoking
digs
favors
US
favours
UK
gives the incentive to
countenances
moves to action
gives a shot in the arm to
gets someone going
makes
stirs embers
calls to mind
makes waves
adds fuel to fire
kick-starts
brings back
brews
ferments
picks
sets
juices
fans the fire
crazes
stokes up
restores
gets to
ruffles
flusters
upsets
cheers
makes more lively
gladdens
enhances
gives a lift
braces up
gives life to
lets sunshine in
boosts
puts pep into
brightens up
picks up
buoys
makes more exciting
brightens
wakens up
makes lively
comes alive
spices
renews
annoys
accelerates
speeds up
supports
builds a fire under
gives a new lease of life to
puts new life in
gets one started
acts as a spur to
acts as a fillip to
fosters
speeds
acts as a impetus to
steams up
pressurises
UK
badgers
forces
pressurizes
US
nudges
bullies
pressures
dragoons
harasses
rousts
coerces
challenges
angers
aggravates
attracts
enchants
gets started
pleases
captivates
interests
bugs
infuriates
hyperstimulates
overexcites
gets carried away
gets in a state
sends into a rage
exasperates
frenzies
gets in a lather
makes angry
overstimulates
persuades
inclines
sways
impresses
starts off
bears up
gives impetus
beghasts
reassures
imbues
exalts
incentivizes
US
steels
strikes
infuses
affects
infects
gives one an idea
fires with enthusiasm
elates
is responsible for
are responsible for
endues
chirks up
gets
carries
roils
elicits
charges
grills
charges up
jolts
triggers off
shakes
shakes up
intoxicates
fascinates
tempts
bring on
bewitches
awakes
hooks
entrances
enraptures
enthralls
US
enthrals
UK
heightens
tantalizes
US
beguiles
seduces
entices
irritates
charms
spellbinds
delights
teases
ravishes
informs
tantalises
UK
begets
grabs
sends
elevates
transports
tickles pink
leads to
results in
gives incentive
summons up
leads
reignites
rekindles
initiates
recalls
brings
invokes
begins
exercises
spirits up
suscitates
puts life into
breathes life into
effectuates
allures
spawns
sets alight
festers
makes for
contributes to
brings around
raptures
raps
overjoys
intrigues
carries away
slays
trances
wows
appeals to
bowls over
gives a buzz
goes to your head
gives someone a charge
makes your head spin
gives someone a kick
feeds
enheartens
nurtures
nerves
boldens
gives confidence
psyches up
stiffens the resolve of
lifts the morale of
gives courage
gives pep talk
makes brave
makes braver
powers
nourishes
floats someone's boat
tickles your fancy
does it for someone
turns someone on
lights someone's fire
gives someone a thrill
ratchets
steps up
constrains
procures
drives on
prevails upon
entertains
amuses
obsesses
besots
tickles
infatuates
sweeps you off your feet
leads on
disturbs
startles
whets one's appetite
more ❯
“He hadn't succeeded in the ring because he hadn't been able to
work up
feelings of hate for his opponents.”
Verb
▲
To annoy, anger or provoke someone
provokes
annoys
irritates
upsets
disturbs
nettles
angers
vexes
irks
galls
riles
aggravates
exasperates
bugs
peeves
bothers
ruffles
narks
needles
infuriates
gets
miffs
chafes
grates
incenses
piques
rankles
rasps
burns up
rides
gets to
gives someone the hump
makes waves
ticks off
frosts
gets under your skin
eats
bums out
gripes
itches
rubs up the wrong way
exacerbates
puts out
hacks off
spites
humps
gravels
winds up
persecutes
tries the patience of
gets in your hair
hacks you off
antagonises
UK
excites
makes someone see red
embitters
sticks in one's craw
sets one's teeth on edge
roils
wears on
drives to distraction
sends into a rage
gets on one's nerves
tees off
drives crazy
drives mad
drives round the bend
enrages
agitates
gets at
drives up the wall
rubs the wrong way
rouses
antagonizes
US
gets your goat
gets on your nerves
maddens
gets on your wick
frustrates
inflames
hassles
displeases
offends
mortifies
puts someone's nose out of joint
gets a rise out of
pricks
goads
wounds
gives a hard time
gets across
disgruntles
eggs on
affronts
stings
harasses
outrages
pesters
frets
troubles
worries
distresses
perturbs
plagues
rattles
gets your back up
teases
puts your back up
hurts
makes angry
nags
gives someone the pip
discomposes
torments
insults
makes somebody's hackles rise
grates on
pains
disgusts
harries
rankles with
makes your blood boil
drives round the twist
raises your hackles
baits
bedevils
makes cross
niggles
ires
enflames
mads
badgers
burns
steams up
taunts
disquiets
discomfits
turns off
tries your patience
aggrieves
abrades
gets your dander up
ruffles one's feathers
gets up someone's nose
gets someone
jars on
disconcerts
afflicts
flusters
hounds
dissatisfies
causes offense
perplexes
molests
dogs
disses
gnaws
disobliges
shocks
gives someone grief
eats away at
drives bananas
unsettles
drives you up the wall
rubs you up the wrong way
gets your hackles up
cheeses off
distracts
discountenances
dismays
slights
mithers
embarrasses
tries
chagrins
gets across someone
discommodes
jars
picks on
stirs up
cuts to the quick
hits where one lives
confuses
besets
confounds
unnerves
inconveniences
devils
heavies
bullies
flurries
grieves
scandalizes
US
browbeats
distempers
affects
crosses
injures
obsesses
empurples
fazes
bites
depresses
acerbates
disrespects
discombobulates
bums
zings
grills
scandalises
UK
nudges
jangles
hacks
repels
crazes
incommodes
horrifies
umbrages
eats up
eats at
puts down
breathes down someone's neck
gives offence to
rattles someone's cage
hurts somebody's feelings
fires up
browns off
makes you see red
deranges
prods
sours
exercises
hectors
bristles
steams
discomforts
dragoons
harms
wigs
festers
heckles
hazes
arouses
boils
tests
frazzles
riles up
incites
hangs up
gets even
disappoints
chides
huffs
stews
pets
tiffs
discontents
upsets the applecart
disaffects
henpecks
breaks
raises hell
blows up
singles out
starts
makes things hot for someone
revolts
makes it hot for someone
beleaguers
loses one's temper
makes sore
gets on the wrong side of
makes an enemy of somebody
mispleases
tangles
drives insane
gnaws at
gets on someone
causes resentment to
causes annoyance to
hits a sour note
snubs
jars upon
grates upon
saddens
works on
heats up
wears upon
slurs
humiliates
sets on edge
gets on
puts on edge
messes
slaps
asks for it
runs up the wrong way
messes with
pushes someon's buttons
works into lather
agonizes
US
ails
puts
plays dirty
sets off
shatters
unhinges
possesses
chivvies
sets on
takes a rise out of
abuses
criticises
UK
slanders
criticizes
US
dispraises
confronts
devastates
gives offence
treads on someone's toes
chivies
pursues
excruciates
sickens
repulses
nauseates
scares
throws
dumps on
tantalizes
US
interrupts
bores
flummoxes
hinders
impedes
tantalises
UK
nags at
causes sorrow
causes suffering
lambastes
bleeds
mourns
agonises
UK
causes anguish
intimidates
gives the cold shoulder
gives a zinger
floors
fuddles
cows
stirs
intrudes upon
stumps
makes livid
drives you to distraction
drives you round the twist
makes somebody's blood boil
drives you crazy
drives you round the bend
drives you out of your mind
thumbs nose at
makes unhappy
pushes the buttons of
imposes on
disrupts
wears
bends someone's ear
carps at
throws off balance
shakes up
puts off
makes nervous
puts someone off their stroke
puts into a flap
throws into a tizz
causes someone to lose their composure
rattles one's cage
throws into tizzy
fusses
gives a bad time
mixes up
more ❯
“Stop it, Ellen. You're only making me angry, trying to
work me up
.”
Verb
▲
To plan, produce or develop something
develops
forges
carves out
grinds out
thrashs out
works out
hammers out
devises
formulates
produces
constructs
designs
plans
contrives
concocts
conceives
frames
prepares
forms
makes
puts together
thinks up
fashions
organizes
US
lays
invents
makes ready
hatches
crafts
shapes
projects
makes up
draws up
dreams up
sets up
organises
UK
gets ready
brings forth
sketches
outlines
builds
brings about
establishes
accomplishes
effects
creates
schemes
plots
originates
brews
spitballs
manufactures
causes
brainstorms
generates
throws together
whips up
occasions
comes up with
induces
spawns
cooks up
trumps up
engenders
arranges
fits
assembles
composes
readies
fabricates
supplies
edits
adjusts
charts
equips
adapts
drafts
US
calculates
puts in order
schemes out
blueprints
settles on
furnishes
makes provision
gets up
endows
jacks up
turns out
fixes
accoutres
builds up
anticipates
fills in
perfects
appoints
strategizes about
casts
budgets
preps
smooths the way
draughts
UK
grooms
fits out
choreographs
outfits
maps out
lays out
patterns
machinates
masterminds
coins
excogitates
evolves
drums up
imagines
thinks of
discovers
vamps up
cogitates
intrigues
maneuvers
US
manoeuvres
UK
puts up
wangles
conceives of
finagles
engineers
pioneers
vamps
envisions
conjures up
dopes out
models
sparks
ponders
negotiates
finesses
compasses
conspires
innovates
maps
codifies
improvises
works
ad-libs
hits on
manipulates
coordinates
connives
orchestrates
dreams
founds
launches
introduces
initiates
codetermines
institutes
moulds
UK
molds
US
realizes
US
realises
UK
ruminates
visualizes
US
visualises
UK
envisages
speculates
pictures
ushers in
instigates
actualizes
begets
hatches a plot
fakes it
plays it by ear
brings into existence
churns out
knocks together
throws up
bring on
knocks off
sparks off
cobbles together
conceptualizes
US
weaves
sets down
conceptualises
UK
feigns
colludes
spins
fables
derives
ideates
conceits
moots
stumbles upon
uncovers
elaborates
purposes
finds
detects
cogitates on
roughs out
fudges together
fabulizes
storifies
fictionalises
UK
fictionalizes
US
writes
revolutionizes
US
manages
runs up
brings
works on
strategizes
cranks out
tailors
carries out
determines
decides
starts up
gets
obtains
wings it
cabals
consorts
inaugurates
prefabs
compounds
promotes
cultivates
authors
forms a conspiracy
puts out a contract
lays plans
works something out
works against
angles
becasts
begins
spearheads
kicks off
gives rise to
starts
brings into being
comes out with
issues
fathers
catalyzes
US
commences
modernizes
US
wrangles
pulls strings
starts off
puts in place
puts in motion
sets in motion
patents
gives birth to
opens up
parents
knocks up
inducts
rings in
modernises
UK
brings to pass
effectuates
catalyses
UK
revolutionises
UK
starts out
ad libs
sets out
finds a way
images
engineers a way
succeeds in
stage-manages
works it
casts about
hits upon
plays games
swings it
gets off
synthesizes
US
synthesises
UK
pieces together
completes
patches together
whips out
structures
renders
fits together
implements
yields
erects
knocks out
cobbles up
sculptures
confects
constitutes
rustles up
ekes out
rigs up
more ❯
“Lately, Congressional committees have tried to
work up
a solution to get this replacement construction started early.”
Verb
▲
To summon up a feeling or passion
musters
summons
rallies
raises
summons up
calls up
gathers together
screws up
gathers
commands
invokes
rouses
evokes
draws
conjures
collects
musters up
finds
“It took weeks for me to
work up
the courage to speak to her.”
Verb
▲
To be the cause of
produces
causes
effects
generates
occasions
engenders
induces
provokes
begets
breeds
elicits
incites
instigates
brings
catalyses
UK
catalyzes
US
creates
effectuates
introduces
renders
triggers
develops
evokes
fosters
initiates
invokes
makes
affects
enacts
promotes
prompts
spawns
starts
yields
compels
enkindles
precipitates
establishes
hatches
institutes
secures
brings about
bring on
contributes to
gives rise to
leads to
makes for
results in
sets off
sparks off
translates into
stirs up
inspires
does
musters
draws on
works
whips up
brings to pass
kindles
stimulates
originates
arouses
begins
inaugurates
advances
spurs
drives
touches off
cultivates
motivates
sets in motion
puts in motion
triggers off
calls forth
makes happen
excites
rouses
conceives
foments
stirs
launches
quickens
propagates
influences
forms
opens
moves
bears
draws
sparks
founds
conjures
brings forth
performs
accomplishes
achieves
multiplies
gives birth to
brings into being
sets up
activates
gets up
starts off
brings up
gets things rolling
starts the ball rolling
cooks up
fires up
sows the seeds of
sets in
makes up
breaks the ice
breaks in
realizes
US
realises
UK
gives
makes possible
brings off
ends in
contributes
carries out
fulfils
UK
carries through
attains
contrives
fulfills
US
pulls off
means
actualizes
causes to occur
causes to happen
actuates
executes
furthers
turns out
returns
earns
nets
completes
provides
fetches
affords
carries off
engineers
supplies
delivers
organizes
US
manages
progenerates
discharges
tenders
spells
puts in place
wreaks
plays a part in
encourages
culminates in
procures
entails
instills
US
instils
UK
expedites
plays a role in
organises
UK
conduces
brings out
forces
amounts to
brings in
conduces to
pulls in
adds up to
pays out
rakes in
compasses
inflicts
accelerates
issues
succeeds
sways
disposes
implies
equals
leads
pays
accrues
presents
constitutes
bestows
furnishes
conducts
proffers
poses
implements
enforces
admits
offers
blossoms
beams
administers
perpetrates
has as a result
has as a consequence
fixes
consummates
hauls in
administrates
finalizes
US
gathers in
succeeds in
arranges for
finishes
gives off
concludes
sells for
runs
gets
turns the trick
puts across
finalises
UK
waxes
turns
grows into
runs into
impels
adds to
is a factor in
are a factor in
has a hand in
opens the door for
pushes forward
forwards
helps
is partly responsible for
draws out
has the effect of
finishes in
is responsible for
are partly responsible for
are responsible for
oils the wheels of
has a part in
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make progress in the state or skill of
improves
advances
hones
lifts
raises
cultivates
perfects
boosts
develops
furthers
progresses
elevates
trains
ameliorates
betters
bolsters
enhances
hastens
launches
polishes
promotes
propels
pushes ahead
pushes on
refines
brings forward
builds
continues ahead
forges ahead with
gets with it
grows
makes headway with
moves forward
multiplies
presses forward
presses on
prospers
thrives
comes on
gains ground
gets ahead of
makes strides
polishes up on
takes it to the next level
takes the next step
works on
builds on
gets better at
works hard at
brushes up on
devotes oneself to
expands
makes progress
makes headway
upgrades
builds up
strengthens
flourishes
increases
matures
augments
forges ahead
scales up
blossoms
comes along
enriches
smartens
evolves
burgeons
comes of age
succeeds
fortifies
supplements
updates
moves ahead
fine-tunes
booms
touches up
intensifies
extends
shapes up
steps up
is successful
are successful
gets on well
bears fruit
works out
takes steps forward
covers ground
goes forward
fosters
gets ahead
amplifies
heightens
magnifies
aggrandizes
improves on
reinforces
reenforces
uplifts
brushes up
compounds
beefs up
smartens up
straightens out
fast-tracks
modernises
UK
transforms
revolutionizes
US
modernizes
US
goes great guns
blooms
shines
revolutionises
UK
rises
gets better
bourgeons
emerges
gets on
arrives
flowers
ripens
becomes better
goes well
makes inroads
does well
pushes forward
fares well
makes it
moves onward
develops well
shoots up
spreads your wings
flies high
turns out well
moves forward in leaps and bounds
goes places
goes to town
gets places
complements
optimizes
US
meliorates
embellishes
adds value to
spruces up
optimises
UK
takes to the next level
revamps
soups up
stars
practises
UK
practices
US
stands out
unfolds
figures
triumphs
prevails
performs
leads
rockets
features
moves on
skyrockets
enlarges
sparkles
slays
glows
excels
grows up
rolls up
pushes
changes
moves
elaborates
unrolls
wears the crown
reigns supreme
stands out in a crowd
comes into your own
makes the big time
steals the show
gets somewhere
runs riot
has a gift for
hits it big
has a gift
spreads
alters
drives
metamorphoses
transmogrifies
adapts
differentiates
heads
proceeds
goes
straightens up
shoots
educes
derives
continues
speeds
trucks
raises one's game
kicks it up a notch
drives forward
elevates one's game
cranks it up
takes it up a notch
turns it up
steps up one's game
pulls ahead
rises to the next level
steps it up
propels forward
boosts one's game
picks up the pace
increases one's intensity
levels up
takes it to the limit
turns over new leaf
makes first rate
opens out
goes forth
adapts yourself
works one's way
marches on
profits
waxes
yields
mushrooms
produces
scores
battens
cracks on
picks up
catches on
goes ahead
does wonders
makes good
becomes rich
has legs
makes good speed
gets there
makes a go
grows vigorously
comes alive
grows well
grows rich
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To throw into a state of distress marked by confusion
confuses
flusters
perturbs
disconcerts
dismays
distresses
disturbs
agitates
bothers
confounds
discomfits
disquiets
fazes
frustrates
rattles
discommodes
discomposes
discountenances
exasperates
upsets
afflicts
aggravates
chagrins
demoralises
UK
demoralizes
US
discomforts
nonplusses
perplexes
psychs
troubles
unhinges
unnerves
unsettles
abashes
flurries
mortifies
puts off
puts out
stirs up
throws off balance
worries
embarrasses
alarms
distracts
ruffles
concerns
fusses
discombobulates
ails
distempers
frazzles
exercises
hagrides
undoes
derails
freaks out
weirds out
spooks
excites
crazes
alarums
gets to
makes anxious
bugs
provokes
bewilders
puzzles
mystifies
inflames
hassles
addles
fuddles
muddles
rouses
incites
moves
panics
arouses
stimulates
ferments
hurries
flips
bustles
burns up
vexes
annoys
gives someone grief
eggs on
frets
makes nervous
causes anxiety to
makes waves
throws into a tizz
pushes buttons
galls
turns on
tries
puts into a flap
makes flip
bugs up
weighs down
gnaws at
lies heavy on
causes anxiety
puts on edge
sends into a spin
throws
shakes
irks
torments
harasses
frightens
irritates
flummoxes
plagues
shakes up
psychs out
scares
saddens
depresses
floors
takes aback
pesters
oppresses
strains
startles
daunts
grieves
surprises
peeves
angers
gives a hard time
miffs
needles
cows
stresses
hurts
harries
tortures
agonizes
US
niggles
puts someone off their stroke
burdens
besets
agonises
UK
makes uneasy
disheartens
discourages
dispirits
shocks
narks
stuns
dumbfounds
baffles
chills
chafes
pains
jolts
disappoints
intimidates
unmans
dejects
haunts
persecutes
gets
displeases
pothers
offends
sickens
wounds
gravels
disorients
buffaloes
stumps
puts the wind up
aggrieves
nags
winds up
throws off
indisposes
hacks off
bedevils
fouls up
gets across
puts out of countenance
beleaguers
debilitates
rattles one's cage
tantalizes
US
tantalises
UK
puts someone off their stride
disarranges
causes someone to lose their composure
balks
US
gets at
picks on
flips out
baulks
UK
knocks for six
ticks off
knocks sideways
catches off balance
makes someone scratch their head
causes to be at a stand
causes concern to
causes discomfort to
makes uncomfortable
drives up the wall
weighs on
riles
nettles
piques
dements
grates
rasps
spites
horrifies
eats
terrifies
frosts
pulls the rug from under
gripes
terrorizes
US
pulls the rug out from under
itches
stupefies
dashes
appals
UK
appalls
US
affrights
abrades
disillusions
uncalms
sweats
stews
fears
disenchants
disgruntles
bullies
paralyses
UK
stirs
affects
browbeats
paralyzes
US
disrupts
terrorises
UK
wears
bowls over
preoccupies
grinds
racks
interrupts
astonishes
anguishes
hounds
curses
lets down
astounds
gives a turn
nags at
niggles at
possesses
weighs heavily on
screws up
injures
messes up
fills with consternation
eats away at
bemuses
throws into a tizzy
throws into tizzy
harrows
straps
pushes
pricks
dogs
breaks
nit-picks
desolates
martyrs
unbalances
hinders
befuddles
taxes
causes suffering to
causes anguish to
foxes
gives a bad time
hacks you off
bamboozles
crushes
preys on your mind
besieges
despairs
makes wretched
eats at
cuts up
dampens
takes by surprise
beats
badgers
teases
mazes
stops someone in their tracks
arouses anxiety in
importunes
tests
befogs
poses
saps
wilders
makes it tough for
does a number on
makes miserable
duns
tears
goads
hectors
sets someone back on their heels
damps
fogs
enervates
upsets the applecart
subdues
weakens
undermines
deflates
stumbles
thwarts
sweats out
devitalizes
disparages
enfeebles
disempowers
cripples
inconveniences
disorders
casts down
brings low
blows up
knocks the stuffing out of
incapacitates
turns
cramps
fires up
bums out
gets someone
lays up
keys up
makes a scene
rocks the boat
hurts somebody's feelings
gets on your wick
more ❯
Verb
▲
To annoy or irritate someone
goads
annoys
irritates
aggravates
needles
stings
teases
worries
inflames
narks
pricks
lashes at
keys up
turns on
Verb
▲
To agitate or stir up
whips
whisks
beats
agitates
blends
mixes
stirs
aerates
mixes vigorously
stirs vigorously
Verb
▲
To muster or summon courage or some positive emotion
plucks up
musters
dare
dares
gets up
screws up
steels yourself
takes the plunge
musters up
summons up
takes a deep breath
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