Fire up and Tranquilize

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Fire up verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.

Usage example: the dynamic speaker fired up the audience as no one had previously done

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Tranquilize is an antonym for fire up in topics: anger, stimulate, make very angry.

Tranquilize verb - To free from distress or disturbance.

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Fire up is an antonym for tranquilize.

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