Verbs

(v)agitate, foment, stir uptry to stir up public opinion
(v)inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire uparouse or excite feelings and passions“The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”, “The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world”, “Wake old feelings of hatred”
(v)agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise upchange the arrangement or position of
(v)incite, instigate, set off, stir upprovoke or stir up“incite a riot”, “set off great unrest among the people”