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provoke collapse: provide the needed stimulus for; evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

light up collapse: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"; start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"; ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"

madden collapse: make mad; "His behavior is maddening"; drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves; cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind

involve collapse: make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"; occupy or engage the interest of; "His story completely involved me during the entire afternoon"; wrap; "The tower was involved in mist"; contain as a part; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses"; connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"; engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"

perturb collapse: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"; disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"; cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"; disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"

prod collapse: a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion; urge on; cause to act; "They other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window"

nettle collapse: any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae); sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

churn collapse: a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter; be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

kindle collapse: cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"; catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

smolder collapse: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"; have strong suppressed feelings

incite collapse: provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

awaken collapse: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."; make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"

agitate collapse: change the arrangement or position of; cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"; try to stir up public opinion

whisk collapse: a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes; a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream; whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"; brush or wipe off lightly; move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"; move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"

convulse collapse: be overcome with laughter; make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"; contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"; cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"; shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"; move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

flare up collapse: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"

whet collapse: sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone; make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"

anger collapse: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance; the state of being angry; make angry; "The news angered him"; become angry; "He angers easily"

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