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bestir, rouse

v. become active; "He finally bestirred himself"

rout out, drive out, force out, rouse

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

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"

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."

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nudge

v. push into action by pestering or annoying gently

wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken

v. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

toss

v. agitate; "toss the salad"

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

summon

v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite

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

excite

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

inspire

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

induce, stimulate, rush, hasten

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

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"

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."

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"

resuscitate, revive

v. cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man"

arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken

v. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

stimulate, excite

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

inflame

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

whet

v. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame

v. cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

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"

rout out, drive out, force out, rouse

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

file

v. smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"

drive

v. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball"

press, push

v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

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

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

cause to sleep

v. make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"

sleep

v. be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people"

cool, chill, cool down

v. make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"

dampen

v. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

moisten, wash, dampen

v. make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"

dampen, deaden, damp

v. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"

subordinate, subdue

v. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

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