1.
to stir up; to arouse; to incite; to provoke
To stimulate or provoke emotions, interest, or action; to fan the flames of something.
好奇心を掻き立てる。
To arouse curiosity.
その映画は想像力を掻き立てる。
That movie stirs the imagination.
彼の言葉は不安を掻き立てるだけだった。
His words only served to stir up anxiety.
VERB TYPE:
他動詞 (transitive verb)
Ichidan verb (一段動詞/下一段)
CONJUGATION:
- 掻き立てない (negative)
- 掻き立てて (te-form)
- 掻き立てた (past)
COMMON OBJECTS:
- 好奇心を掻き立てる - to arouse curiosity
- 想像力を掻き立てる - to stir the imagination
- 不安を掻き立てる - to provoke anxiety
- 食欲を掻き立てる - to whet the appetite
- 感情を掻き立てる - to stir up emotions