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- aggravate
- agitate
- alienate
- annoy
- arouse
- awake
- awaken
- bank
- blow the coals
- blow up
- burn
- call forth
- call up
- come between
- conflagrate
- disaffect
- disunite
- divide
- enkindle
- enrage
- estrange
- excite
- fan
- fan the fire
- feed
- feed the fire
- ferment
- fire
- flame
- foment
- frenzy
- heat
- heat up
- ignite
- impassion
- incense
- incite
- inflame
- infuriate
- instigate
- irritate
- key up
- kindle
- lather up
- light
- light the fuse
- light up
- madden
- make trouble
- move
- nettle
- overexcite
- pique
- pit against
- provoke
- put up to
- rally
- rekindle
- relight
- relume
- rouse
- separate
- set against
- set astir
- set at odds
- set at variance
- set fire to
- set on
- set on fire
- sic on
- sow dissension
- steam up
- stir
- stir the blood
- stir the embers
- stir the feelings
- stir the fire
- stir up
- stir up trouble
- stoke
- stoke the fire
- strike a light
- summon up
- tickle
- torch
- touch off
- turn on
- wake
- wake up
- waken
- warm
- warm the blood
- whet
- whip up
- work into
- work up
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