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turn on

v. become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"

turn on

v. produce suddenly or automatically; "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"

switch on, turn on

v. cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo"

trip, trip out, turn on, get off

v. get high, stoned, or drugged; "He trips every weekend"

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"

depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon

v. be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"

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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"

change by reversal, turn, reverse

v. change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

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

switch off, cut, turn off, turn out

v. cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

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

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