To stir to action or feeling

• work up

  1. To raise; to excite; to stir up.
  2. To develop.

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  1. To raise; to excite; to stir up.
  2. To develop.

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• trigger

  1. To fire or activate by pulling or pressing a trigger
  2. To induce a powerful emotional reaction in, especially by evoking memories of past trauma.
  3. To initiate (an action); set off

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  1. To fire or activate by pulling or pressing a trigger
  2. To induce a powerful emotional reaction in, especially by evoking memories of past trauma.
  3. To initiate (an action); set off

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• touch off

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• stimulate

  1. To cause to be interested or engaged:
  2. To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.
  3. To increase temporarily the activity of something such as a body organ or system.

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  1. To cause to be interested or engaged:
  2. To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.
  3. To increase temporarily the activity of something such as a body organ or system.

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• spur

  1. To strike or injure as with a spur
  2. To ride quickly by spurring a horse.
  3. To urge (a horse) on by the use of spurs.

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  1. To strike or injure as with a spur
  2. To ride quickly by spurring a horse.
  3. To urge (a horse) on by the use of spurs.

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• set off

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• provoke

  1. To stir to action or feeling:
  2. To give rise to; bring about:
  3. To bring about deliberately; induce:

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  1. To stir to action or feeling:
  2. To give rise to; bring about:
  3. To bring about deliberately; induce:

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• propel

  1. To push, drive, or impel onward, forward, or ahead
  2. To cause to move forward or onward.

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  1. To push, drive, or impel onward, forward, or ahead
  2. To cause to move forward or onward.

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• prompt

  1. To remind (a person) of something he or she has forgotten; specif., to help (an actor, etc. who has forgotten a line) with a cue
  2. To move to act; spur; incite:
  3. To move or inspire by suggestion

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  1. To remind (a person) of something he or she has forgotten; specif., to help (an actor, etc. who has forgotten a line) with a cue
  2. To move to act; spur; incite:
  3. To move or inspire by suggestion

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• prod

  1. To urge or stir into action
  2. To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.
  3. To jab or poke with or as with a pointed stick; goad

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  1. To urge or stir into action
  2. To jab or poke, as with a pointed object.
  3. To jab or poke with or as with a pointed stick; goad

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• prick

  1. To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.
  2. To cause to feel sharp pain in
  3. To cause to stand erect or point upward:

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  1. To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.
  2. To cause to feel sharp pain in
  3. To cause to stand erect or point upward:

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• pique

  1. To arouse; provoke
  2. To provoke; arouse:
  3. To cause to feel resentment or indignation.

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  1. To arouse; provoke
  2. To provoke; arouse:
  3. To cause to feel resentment or indignation.

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• move

  1. To stir the emotions:
  2. To prompt to action; rouse:
  3. To change posture or position; stir:

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  1. To stir the emotions:
  2. To prompt to action; rouse:
  3. To change posture or position; stir:

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• motivate

  1. To provide with an incentive or a reason for doing something; impel:
  2. To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
  3. To cause to be enthusiastic:

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  1. To provide with an incentive or a reason for doing something; impel:
  2. To animate; to propel; to cause to take action
  3. To cause to be enthusiastic:

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• instigate

  1. To initiate or bring about, often by inciting:
  2. To cause by inciting; foment
  3. To urge on, spur on, or incite to some action, esp. to some evil

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  1. To initiate or bring about, often by inciting:
  2. To cause by inciting; foment
  3. To urge on, spur on, or incite to some action, esp. to some evil

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• inspire

  1. To give inspiration
  2. To arouse or produce (a thought or feeling)
  3. To cause (someone) to have a particular feeling; affect or touch:

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  1. To give inspiration
  2. To arouse or produce (a thought or feeling)
  3. To cause (someone) to have a particular feeling; affect or touch:

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• incite

  1. To urge to action; stir up; rouse
  2. To provoke and urge on:

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  1. To urge to action; stir up; rouse
  2. To provoke and urge on:

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• impel

  1. To force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain
  2. To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:
  3. To push, drive, or move forward; propel

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  1. To force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain
  2. To urge to action through moral pressure; drive:
  3. To push, drive, or move forward; propel

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• goad

  1. To prod or urge with or as if with a long pointed stick.
  2. To drive with or as with a goad; prod into action; urge on

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  1. To prod or urge with or as if with a long pointed stick.
  2. To drive with or as with a goad; prod into action; urge on

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• galvanize

  1. To apply an electric current to
  2. To arouse to awareness or action; spur:
  3. To plate (metal) with zinc, originally by galvanic action

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  1. To apply an electric current to
  2. To arouse to awareness or action; spur:
  3. To plate (metal) with zinc, originally by galvanic action

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• foment

  1. To stir up (trouble); instigate; incite
  2. To treat (the skin, for example) by fomentation.
  3. To arouse or incite (trouble, for example).

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  1. To stir up (trouble); instigate; incite
  2. To treat (the skin, for example) by fomentation.
  3. To arouse or incite (trouble, for example).

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• excite

  1. (Physiol.) To produce or increase the response of (an organism, organ, tissue, etc.) to a proper stimulus
  2. To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example):
  3. To put into motion or activity; stir up

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  1. (Physiol.) To produce or increase the response of (an organism, organ, tissue, etc.) to a proper stimulus
  2. To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example):
  3. To put into motion or activity; stir up

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• egg on

  1. (Idiomatic) To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.

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  1. (Idiomatic) To encourage or coax a person to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.

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To cause to become sore or inflamed

• sting

  1. To cause sharp, sudden, smarting pain to, by or as by pricking with a sharp point
  2. To cause to feel a sharp, smarting pain:
  3. To cause or feel sharp, smarting pain, either physical or mental

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  1. To cause sharp, sudden, smarting pain to, by or as by pricking with a sharp point
  2. To cause to feel a sharp, smarting pain:
  3. To cause or feel sharp, smarting pain, either physical or mental

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• irritate

  1. To cause someone to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. (Physiol.) To excite (an organ, muscle, etc.) to a characteristic action or function by a stimulus
  3. (Physiology) To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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  1. To cause someone to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. (Physiol.) To excite (an organ, muscle, etc.) to a characteristic action or function by a stimulus
  3. (Physiology) To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).

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• burn

  1. To cause a burn to a bodily tissue.
  2. To be very eager:
  3. To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire:

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  1. To cause a burn to a bodily tissue.
  2. To be very eager:
  3. To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire:

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To irritate

• madden

  1. To make or become mad; make or become insane, angry, frustrated, etc.
  2. To become infuriated.
  3. To cause (someone) to go mad; drive to madness.

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  1. To make or become mad; make or become insane, angry, frustrated, etc.
  2. To become infuriated.
  3. To cause (someone) to go mad; drive to madness.

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• disturb

  1. To intrude on; inconvenience:
  2. To break up the settled order or orderly working of
  3. To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)

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  1. To intrude on; inconvenience:
  2. To break up the settled order or orderly working of
  3. To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)

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• aggravate

  1. To exasperate; annoy; vex
  2. To annoy or exasperate:
  3. To make worse or more troublesome:

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  1. To exasperate; annoy; vex
  2. To annoy or exasperate:
  3. To make worse or more troublesome:

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• incense

  1. To burn incense
  2. To burn incense to (a deity, for example) as a ritual offering.
  3. To perfume with incense.

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  1. To burn incense
  2. To burn incense to (a deity, for example) as a ritual offering.
  3. To perfume with incense.

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To arouse emotions

• stir-up

  1. Mix ingredients.
  2. Arouse or excite passion or action.

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  1. Mix ingredients.
  2. Arouse or excite passion or action.

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• kindle

  1. To become excited
  2. To catch fire; burst into flame.
  3. To set on fire; ignite

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  1. To become excited
  2. To catch fire; burst into flame.
  3. To set on fire; ignite

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• impassion

  1. Make passionate, instill passion in
  2. To arouse the passions of.
  3. To fill with passion; arouse emotionally

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  1. Make passionate, instill passion in
  2. To arouse the passions of.
  3. To fill with passion; arouse emotionally

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• incite

  1. To urge to action; stir up; rouse
  2. To provoke and urge on:

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  1. To urge to action; stir up; rouse
  2. To provoke and urge on:

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To cause physical soreness

• raise the temperature

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• swell

  1. To cause to increase in size, volume, extent, degree, etc.
  2. To become larger at a particular point; curve out; bulge; protrude; specif., to become distended from an abnormal accumulation of fluid in bodily tissue, as from infection or injury
  3. To cause (a tone, chord, etc.) to increase in loudness

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  1. To cause to increase in size, volume, extent, degree, etc.
  2. To become larger at a particular point; curve out; bulge; protrude; specif., to become distended from an abnormal accumulation of fluid in bodily tissue, as from infection or injury
  3. To cause (a tone, chord, etc.) to increase in loudness

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• infect

  1. To cause to become diseased by bringing into contact with such an organism or matter
  2. To cause the invasion of (a cell, for example) with a microorganism or other infectious agent:
  3. To affect or imbue with feelings, beliefs, etc. that are regarded as negative or harmful

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  1. To cause to become diseased by bringing into contact with such an organism or matter
  2. To cause the invasion of (a cell, for example) with a microorganism or other infectious agent:
  3. To affect or imbue with feelings, beliefs, etc. that are regarded as negative or harmful

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• break into a rash

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• erupt

  1. To break through the gums and become visible
  2. To break out in a rash
  3. To appear on the skin. Used of a rash or blemish.

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  1. To break through the gums and become visible
  2. To break out in a rash
  3. To appear on the skin. Used of a rash or blemish.

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• congest

  1. To cause too much blood, mucus, etc. to accumulate in the vessels of (a part of the body)
  2. To become congested.
  3. (Medicine) To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in (a vessel or organ).

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  1. To cause too much blood, mucus, etc. to accumulate in the vessels of (a part of the body)
  2. To become congested.
  3. (Medicine) To cause the accumulation of excessive blood or tissue fluid in (a vessel or organ).

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• chafe

  1. To rub (on or against)
  2. To become worn or sore from rubbing or friction:
  3. To annoy; irritate

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  1. To rub (on or against)
  2. To become worn or sore from rubbing or friction:
  3. To annoy; irritate

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• redden

  1. To make red
  2. To blush.
  3. To become red; esp., to blush or flush

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  1. To make red
  2. To blush.
  3. To become red; esp., to blush or flush

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• irritate

  1. To cause someone to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. (Physiology) To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).
  3. To be a cause of impatience or anger.

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  1. To cause someone to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
  2. (Physiology) To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).
  3. To be a cause of impatience or anger.

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To burn

• torch

  1. To cause to burn or undergo combustion, especially with extraordinary rapidity, force, or thoroughness.
  2. (Informal) To set fire to, as in arson

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  1. To cause to burn or undergo combustion, especially with extraordinary rapidity, force, or thoroughness.
  2. (Informal) To set fire to, as in arson

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• set-on-fire

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• kindle

  1. To set on fire; ignite
  2. To cause to glow; light up:
  3. To catch fire; burst into flame.

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  1. To set on fire; ignite
  2. To cause to glow; light up:
  3. To catch fire; burst into flame.

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