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  • 101galvanize — I verb animate, arouse, astonish, astound, confound, dumbfound, electrify, enkindle, excite, fluster, foment, impress, infuse new life into, inspire, inspirit, overwhelm, petrify, put about, quicken, shock, spur on, stagger, startle, stimulate,… …

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  • 102goad — I noun catalyst, encouragement, fillip, impetus, incentive, incitement, inducement, instigation, lash, pique, pressure, prick, prod, provocation, spur, stimulant, stimulus, thorn, tickler II verb abet, agitate, annoy, arouse, badger, bait, bring… …

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  • 103inflame — I verb aggravate, agitate, anger, arouse, convulse, deflagrate, discompose, electrify, embitter, energize, enliven, enrage, envenom, exacerbate, exasperate, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, harass, ignite, impassion, incense, incite, infuriate,… …

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  • 104stimulate — I verb activate, actuate, animate, arouse, awaken, brace, drive, egg on, encourage, energize, enkindle, enliven, excitare, excite, fan, fillip, fire, foment, goad, impel, Incitare, incite, inflame, initiate, inritare, inspire, inspirit, instigate …

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  • 105rebellion — noun 1 attempt to change the government ADJECTIVE ▪ full scale, major ▪ minor, small ▪ open ▪ armed ▪ …

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  • 106counterrevolution — n. 1) to foment, stir up a counterrevolution 2) to carry out; organize a counterrevolution 3) a counterrevolution against * * * organize a counterrevolution stir up a counterrevolution a counterrevolution against to carry out to foment …

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  • 107insurrection — n. 1) to foment, stir up an insurrection 2) to crush, put down. quell, suppress an insurrection * * * [ˌɪnsə rekʃ(ə)n] put down quell stir up an insurrection suppress an insurrection to crush to foment …

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  • 108mutiny — I n. 1) to foment, incite, stir up; organize a mutiny 2) to crush, put down, quell a mutiny 3) a mutiny breaks out II v. (D; intr.) to mutiny against * * * [ mjuːt(ə)nɪ] incite organize a mutiny put down quell a mutiny …

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  • 109rebellion — n. 1) to foment, stir up a rebellion 2) to crush, put down, quash, quell a rebellion 3) open rebellion 4) a rebellion breaks out 5) a rebellion against 6) in rebellion (in open rebellion) * * * [rɪ beljən] put down quash quell a rebellion …

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  • 110revolution — n. overthrow of a regime 1) to foment, stir up a revolution 2) to carry out, conduct, fight; organize a revolution 3) to crush, defeat, put down a revolution 4) a cultural; industrial; palace; political; sexual; social revolution complete orbital …

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