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41stir up — verb 1. try to stir up public opinion (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑agitate, ↑foment • Derivationally related forms: ↑fomentation (for: ↑foment), ↑fomenter ( …
42enflame — variant of inflame * * * /en flaym /, v.t., v.i., enflamed, enflaming. inflame. * * * enflame obsolete form of ↑inflame * * * enflame, flaumbe obs. ff. inflame …
43Mark Monmonier — Mark Stephen Monmonier (born 2 February 1943) is a Distinguished Professor of Geography at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. He specializes in toponymy, geography, and geographic information systems. His popular written works show a… …
44fire — firer, n. /fuyeur/, n., v., fired, firing. n. 1. a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. 2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or… …
45incite — incitable, adj. incitant, adj., n. incitation /in suy tay sheuhn, si /, n. inciter, n. incitingly, adv. /in suyt /, v.t., incited, inciting. to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot. [1475 85; < L… …
46kindle — kindle1 kindler, n. /kin dl/, v., kindled, kindling. v.t. 1. to start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning. 2. to set fire to or ignite (fuel or any combustible matter). 3. to excite; stir up or set going; animate; rouse;… …
47incite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. stir, urge, impel; actuate, provoke, instigate; encourage, stimulate; spur, goad, fan the flames (inf.). See cause, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. arouse, rouse, instigate, impel, stimulate,… …
48irritate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. annoy, provoke, vex, bother, trouble; irk, exasperate, chafe, nettle, ruffle. See excitement, violence, resentment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bother] Syn. provoke, annoy, exasperate, pester, peeve …
49light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …
50excite — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stir one mentally] Syn. stimulate, inflame, arouse, anger, delight, exhilarate, move, pique, infuriate, madden, stir, stir up, fire, fire up, fire the blood, stir the blood, give one a turn, convulse, electrify, galvanize …
