| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To cause to feel or show anger: anger, burn (up), enrage, incense1, infuriate, madden. Idioms: make one hot under the collar, make one's blood boil, put one's back up. See FEELINGS. 2. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall2, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, put out, rile, ruffle, vex. Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin. See FEELINGS, PAIN. 3. To behave so as to bring on (danger, for example): court, invite, tempt. See SEEK. 4. To stir to action or feeling: egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up. See CAUSE, EXCITE.
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