| means | (verb) give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
make, do, cause |
| means | (verb) arouse or elicit a feeling
excite |
| means | (verb) make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
create, make |
| means | (verb) stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
stir, shake, stimulate, shake up, excite |
| means | (verb) arouse or excite feelings and passions; "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"
wake, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up |
| means | (verb) make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
heat, heat up |
| means | (verb) cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
have, induce, make, get, cause, stimulate |
| means | (verb) cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"
bring |
| means | (verb) provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"
instigate, set off, stir up, incite |
| means | (verb) set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"
lead off, start, commence, begin |
| means | (verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
kindle, elicit, arouse, evoke, raise, provoke, enkindle, fire |
| means | (verb) bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
originate, start, initiate |
| means | (verb) fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
intoxicate, pick up, lift up, elate, uplift |
| means | (verb) move faster; "The car accelerated"
speed up, speed, accelerate, quicken |
| means | (verb) bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
generate, bring forth |
| means | (verb) advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"
institute, bring |
| means | (verb) make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
form, shape, forge, work, mold, mould |
| means | (verb) feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
thrill, tickle, vibrate |
| means | (verb) equip for use with electricity; "electrify an appliance"
wire, electrify |
| means | (verb) stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"
stimulate, excite, stir |
| means | (verb) create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
raise |
| means | (verb) change the arrangement or position of
vex, disturb, stir up, raise up, shake up, agitate, commove |
| means | (verb) raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms"
excite, energize, energise |
| means | (verb) cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
bring, wreak, work, play, make for |
| means | (verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
put forward, call down, stir, arouse, conjure up, evoke, invoke, call forth, raise, bring up, conjure |
| means | (verb) serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
instigate, prompt, inspire |
| means | (verb) force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
drive out, rouse, rout out, force out |
| means | (verb) cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"
thrill |
| means | (verb) express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"
object |
| means | (verb) produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"
excite |
| means | (verb) provide the needed stimulus for
stimulate, provoke |
| means | (verb) move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil"
stir |
| means | (verb) raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
bring up, elevate, lift, raise, get up |
| means | (verb) carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
engage, pursue, prosecute |
| means | (verb) evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
provoke, evoke, kick up, call forth |
| means | (verb) move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
budge, agitate, shift, stir |