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incense
To burn 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.
aggravate
To exasperate; annoy; vex
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  1. To exasperate; annoy; vex
  2. To annoy or exasperate:
  3. To make worse or more troublesome:
disturb
To intrude on; inconvenience:
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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)
madden
To make or become mad; make or become insane, angry, frustrated, etc.
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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.
incite
To urge to action; stir up; rouse
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  1. To urge to action; stir up; rouse
  2. To provoke and urge on:
impassion
Make passionate, instill passion in
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  1. Make passionate, instill passion in
  2. To arouse the passions of.
  3. To fill with passion; arouse emotionally
kindle
To become excited
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  1. To become excited
  2. To catch fire; burst into flame.
  3. To set on fire; ignite
irritate
To cause someone to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
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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.
redden
To make red.
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  1. To make red.
  2. To blush.
  3. To become red; esp., to blush or flush
chafe
To rub (on or against)
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  1. To rub (on or against)
  2. To become worn or sore from rubbing or friction:
  3. To annoy; irritate
congest
To cause too much blood, mucus, etc. to accumulate in the vessels of (a part of the body)
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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).
erupt
To break through the gums and become visible
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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.
infect
To cause to become diseased by bringing into contact with such an organism or matter
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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
swell
To cause to increase in size, volume, extent, degree, etc.
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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
kindle
To set on fire; ignite
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  1. To set on fire; ignite
  2. To cause to glow; light up:
  3. To catch fire; burst into flame.
torch
To cause to burn or undergo combustion, especially with extraordinary rapidity, force, or thoroughness.
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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
egg on
(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.
excite
(Physiol.) To produce or increase the response of (an organism, organ, tissue, etc.) to a proper stimulus
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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
foment
To stir up (trouble); instigate; incite
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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).
galvanize
To apply an electric current to
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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
goad
To prod or urge with or as if with a long pointed stick.
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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
impel
To force, compel, or urge; incite; constrain
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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
incite
To urge to action; stir up; rouse
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  1. To urge to action; stir up; rouse
  2. To provoke and urge on:
inspire
To give inspiration
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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:
instigate
To initiate or bring about, often by inciting:
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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
motivate
To provide with an incentive or a reason for doing something; impel:
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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:
move
To stir the emotions:
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  1. To stir the emotions:
  2. To prompt to action; rouse:
  3. To change posture or position; stir:
pique
To arouse; provoke
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  1. To arouse; provoke
  2. To provoke; arouse:
  3. To cause to feel resentment or indignation.
prick
To pierce or puncture something or cause a pricking feeling.
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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:
prod
To urge or stir into action
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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
prompt
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
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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
propel
To push, drive, or impel onward, forward, or ahead
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  1. To push, drive, or impel onward, forward, or ahead
  2. To cause to move forward or onward.
provoke
To stir to action or feeling:
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  1. To stir to action or feeling:
  2. To give rise to; bring about:
  3. To bring about deliberately; induce:
spur
A small ridge that projects sharply from the side of a larger hill or mountain.
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  1. A small ridge that projects sharply from the side of a larger hill or mountain.
  2. To ride quickly by spurring a horse.
  3. To urge (a horse) on by the use of spurs.
stimulate
To cause to be interested or engaged:
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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.
trigger
To fire or activate by pulling or pressing a trigger
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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
work up
To raise; to excite; to stir up.
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  1. To raise; to excite; to stir up.
  2. To develop.
burn
To cause a burn to a bodily tissue.
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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:
irritate
To cause someone to feel impatient or angry; annoy:
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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).
sting
To cause sharp, sudden, smarting pain to, by or as by pricking with a sharp point
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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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  • This act served still further to inflame the minds of the Belgians against the Dutch.

  • Since this form does not inflame until heated to above 350°, it is manufactured in large quantities for consumption in the match industry.

  • If so, revenge, as usual, was blind; for Walpole had sought rather to moderate than to inflame public feeling against the projectors.

  • This crime, which was believed to be due to Napoleon's direct orders, caused an immense sensation throughout Germany and did much to inflame popular sentiment against the French.

  • Practically any vessel may serve as a receiver - test tube, flask, beaker, &c. If noxious vapours come over, it is necessary to have an air-tight connexion between the condenser and receiver, and to pro vide the latter with an outlet tube leading to an absorption column or other contrivance in which the vapours are taken up. If the substances operated upon decompose when heated in air, as, for example, the zinc alkyls which inflame, the air within the apparatus is replaced by some inert gas, e.g.

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