Synonyms of the word

untune

• v. (transitive) To make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action; to put out of tune.

alter

• v. (transitive) To change the form or structure of.
• v. (intransitive) To become different.
• v. (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
• v. (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To agitate; to affect mentally.

arouse

• v. To stimulate feelings.
• v. To sexually stimulate.
• v. To wake from sleep or stupor.

change

• v. (intransitive) To become something different.
• v. (transitive, ergative) To make something into something different.
• v. (transitive) To replace.
• v. (intransitive) To replace one's clothing.
• v. (intransitive) To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.).
• v. (archaic) To exchange.
• v. (transitive) To change hand while riding (a horse).
• n. (countable) The process of becoming different.
• n. (uncountable) Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
• n. (countable) A replacement, e.g. a change of clothes.
• n. (uncountable) Money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item.
• n. (uncountable) Coins (as opposed to paper money).
• n. (countable) A transfer between vehicles.
• n. (baseball) A change-up pitch.
• n. (campanology) Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
• n. (dated) A place where merchants and others meet to transact business; an exchange.
• n. (Scotland, dated) A public house; an alehouse.

discomfit

• v. (archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
• v. To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate.
• v. (proscribed) To embarrass greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
• adj. (obsolete) Discomfited; overthrown.

discompose

• v. (transitive) To destroy the composure of something.

disconcert

• v. (transitive) To upset the composure of.
• v. (transitive) To bring into confusion.
• v. (transitive) To frustrate, make go wrong.

elicit

• v. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or…
• v. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
• v. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.
• adj. (obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

enkindle

• v. To kindle; to arouse or evoke.

evoke

• v. To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

fire

• n. (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon…
• n. (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained…
• n. (countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
• n. (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered a one of…
• n. (countable, Britain) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
• n. (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
• n. (uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun.
• n. Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
• n. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
• n. Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
• n. (countable) A button (on a joypad, joystick or similar device) usually used to make a video game character…
• v. (transitive) To set (something) on fire.
• v. (transitive) To heat without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
• v. (transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.
• v. (transitive) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct…
• v. (transitive) To shoot (a device that launches a projectile or a pulse or stream of something).
• v. (intransitive) To shoot a gun, a cannon or a similar weapon.
• v. (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
• v. (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
• v. (transitive) To forcibly direct (something).
• v. (intransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
• v. To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
• v. To animate; to give life or spirit to.
• v. To feed or serve the fire of.
• v. To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
• v. (farriery) To cauterize.
• v. (intransitive, dated) To catch fire; to be kindled.
• v. (intransitive, dated) To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
• adj. (slang) Amazing.
• interj. A cry of distress indicating that something is on fire.
• interj. A signal to shoot.

kindle

• v. (intransitive, of a rabbit or hare) To bring forth young; to give birth.
• n. (rare, collective) A group of kittens.
• v. (transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To begin to grow or take hold.

modify

• v. (transitive) To make partial changes to.
• v. (intransitive) To be or become modified.

provoke

• v. (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
• v. (transitive) To bring about a reaction.
• v. (obsolete) To appeal.

raise

• v. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
• v. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
• v. (poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
• v. (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
• v. (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
• v. (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof…
• v. To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or…
• v. (computing) To throw (an exception).
• n. (US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
• n. (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
• n. (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
• n. (poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.
• n. A cairn or pile of stones.

upset

• adj. (of a person) Angry, distressed, or unhappy.
• adj. (of a stomach or gastrointestinal tract, referred to as stomach) Feeling unwell, nauseated, or ready to…
• n. (uncountable) Disturbance or disruption.
• n. (countable, sports, politics) An unexpected victory of a competitor or candidate that was not favored…
• n. (automobile insurance) An overturn.
• n. An upset stomach.
• n. (mathematics) An upper set; a subset (X,≤) of a partially ordered set with the property that, if x is…
• v. (transitive) To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
• v. (transitive) To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).
• v. (transitive) To tip or overturn (something).
• v. (transitive) To defeat unexpectedly.
• v. (intransitive) To be upset or knocked over.
• v. (obsolete) To set up; to put upright.
• v. To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by hammering on the end.
• v. To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting, originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.