Main entry: set off, incite, instigate, stir up
Definition: provoke or stir up
Usage: incite a riot; set off great unrest among the people
Main entry: stir up, commove, agitate, disturb, vex, raise up, shake up
Definition: change the arrangement or position of
Main entry: inflame, ignite, heat, stir up, wake, fire up
Definition: arouse or excite feelings and passions
Usage: 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
Main entry: agitate, foment, stir up
Definition: try to stir up public opinion