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Verbs (20)

excite

v. produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"

stimulate, excite

v. stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

stimulate, excite

v. act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

stimulate, excite, stir

v. stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up

v. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

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Fuzzynyms (140)

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

bother

v. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

vex

v. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

peeve

v. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

inspire

v. supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

rout out, drive out, force out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

start, start up, embark on, commence

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

inflame

v. cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

whet

v. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

electrify

v. charge (a conductor) with electricity

load

v. transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

stabilize, stabilise

v. become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized"

brace, poise

v. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

brace, steady

v. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

batten, batten down, secure

v. furnish with battens; "batten ships"

activate, make more adsorptive

v. of metals

activate

v. make active or more active; "activate an old file"

stimulate, excite, stir

v. stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

activate, aerate

v. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

activate

v. make (substances) radioactive

lift, raise, elevate

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

strengthen, beef up, fortify

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

intensify

v. make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

vitalize, vitalise

v. make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"

animize, animise, animate

v. give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons"

charge

v. cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor"

activate

v. make active or more active; "activate an old file"

stimulate, excite

v. act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

activate, make more adsorptive

v. of metals

activate, aerate

v. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

activate

v. make (substances) radioactive

please

v. give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"

exhilarate, tickle pink, inebriate, thrill, exalt, beatify

v. fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

cheer, cheer up, chirk up

v. become cheerful

gladden

v. become glad or happy

incite, instigate, set off, stir up

v. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

bother

v. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

vex

v. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

peeve

v. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

discourage

v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

jog

v. stimulate to remember; "jog my memory"

prompt, inspire, instigate

v. serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"

raise

v. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"

trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

rout out, drive out, force out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

electrify

v. charge (a conductor) with electricity

affect, impress, move, strike

v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

bother

v. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

anger, see red

v. become angry; "He angers easily"

vex

v. subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation; "vex the subject of the death penalty"

Synonyms (6)

charge

v. cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor"

push for, fight for, campaign for, crusade for, agitate for

v. agitate for

Antonyms (32)

stifle, dampen

v. smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb

v. to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

stifle, dampen

v. smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"

de-energize, de-energise

v. deprive of energy

sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise

v. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

weaken

v. lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"

satisfy, gratify

v. make happy or satisfied

calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still

v. make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

pacify

v. fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"

bore, tire

v. cause to be bored

excite

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