stir up Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb try to stir up public opinion
   agitate; foment.
   
2. verb arouse or excite feelings and passions
   ignite; inflame; heat; wake; fire up.
   
   • The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
   • The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
   • Wake old feelings of hatred
3. verb change the arrangement or position of
   raise up; disturb; commove; vex; shake up; agitate.
   
4. verb provoke or stir up
   set off; incite; instigate.
   
   • incite a riot
   • set off great unrest among the people

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