Arouse and Instigate

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Arouse

Arouse verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Usage example: the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment
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Instigate is a synonym for arouse in provoke topic. In some cases you can use "Instigate" instead a verb "Arouse", when it comes to topics like excite, stimulate.
Nearby Words: arousing, arousal

Instigate

Instigate verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Usage example: the charge that the scene in the movie had instigated teenagers to commit similar acts of vandalism
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Arouse is a synonym for instigate in provoke topic. You can use "Arouse" instead a verb "Instigate".
Nearby Words: instigation, instigator, instigating

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people arouse people instigate people
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