† unlullv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To undo the lulling of; to excite, stir up.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > affect with emotion [verb (transitive)] > cause or give rise to an emotion
rearOE
arear?c1225
annoyc1300
movea1325
excite1393
raisea1400
lighta1413
stirc1430
provokec1450
provocate?a1475
rendera1522
to stir upc1530
excitate?1549
inspire1576
yield1576
to turn up1579
rouse1589
urge1594
incense1598
upraisea1600
upreara1600
irritate1612
awakena1616
recreate1643
pique1697
arouse1730
unlull1743
energize1753
evocate1827
evoke1856
vibe1977
1743 Humours of Whist 40 They love Opera's, say they, because they lull the Passions.., and yet..afterwards they fall to gaming, and very often pay for unlulling them again.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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