provoke, incite, aggravate, exacerbate, stoke, polarize, arouse, enrage, heighten, destabilize, complicate, stir, alienate, rile, undermine, dampen, depress, embolden, worsen, foment, quell, embitter, antagonize, escalate, backfire, roil, defuse, galvanize, infuriate, weaken, irritate, endanger, distort, marginalize, tamp down, ignite, unsettle, unnerve, assuage, soothe, magnify, demoralize, embarrass, appease, suppress, frighten, allay, instigate, offend, harden, reignite, agitate, exasperate, distract, diminish, intensify, vitiate, rankle, deepen, confuse, stigmatize, amplify, tarnish, traumatize, erode, communalise, overshadow, pacify, radicalize, jeopardize, dilute, stifle, placate, politicize, undercut, mollify, sensationalize, sully, erupt, disturb, embroil, endear, denigrate, deflate, imperil, intimidate, harm, scandalize, dissuade, prolong, reinforce, legitimize, ghettoize, soften, horrify, foreshadow, titillate, discredit, dispirit, dispel, excite, injure

irritate

decline, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, raise

fire up, heat, stir up