Stir up and Settle

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Stir up verb - To bring something (volatile or intense) into being.

Usage example: couldn't stir up any interest in a Saturday morning outing to the art museum

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Settle is an antonym for stir up in topics: upset, bother, bewilder someone.

Settle verb - To free from distress or disturbance.

Usage example: a hot meal settled the children down

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Stir up is an antonym for settle.

Nearby Words: settled, settlement, settling, settler, settlor

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