rabble-rouse
[ rab-uhl-rouz ]
verb (used without object),rab·ble-roused, rab·ble-rousing.
to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate.
Origin of rabble-rouse
1First recorded in 1955–60; back formation from rabble-rouser
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