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Arouse

Arouse Meaning & Definition
Arouse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Arouse?

[v] stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
[v] cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
[v] cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
[v] call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
[v] stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
[v] evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
[v] to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Arouse: awake | awaken | brace | bring up | call down | call forth | come alive | conjure | conjure up | elicit | energise | energize | enkindle | evoke | evoke | fire | invoke | kindle | perk up | provoke | put forward | raise | raise | rouse | sex | stimulate | stir | stir | turn on | wake | wake up | waken | wind up

Related Terms | Find terms related to Arouse: aggravate | agitate | alarm | alert | anger | animate | annoy | awake | awaken | bestir | blow the coals | blow up | bring forth | bring out | bring to light | bristle | call forth | call out | call up | chafe | challenge | cry havoc | cry wolf | deduce | derive | drag out | draw forth | draw out | dynamize | educe | electrify | elicit | embitter | encourage | energize | enkindle | enliven | enrage | evoke | exasperate | excite | exhilarate | fan | fan the fire | fan the flame | feed the fire | ferment | fire | flame | fly storm warnings | foment | foster | frenzy | fret | frighten | galvanize | get from | get out of | hearten | heat | heat up | huff | impassion | incense | incite | induce | inflame | infuriate | instigate | invigorate | irritate | jazz up | key up | kindle | knock up | lather up | light the fuse | light up | liven | madden | miff | move | nettle | obtain | overexcite | peeve | pep up | perk up | pique | procure | provoke | put up to | quicken | raise | raise up | rally | rankle | revive | rile | roil | rouse | ruffle | secure | set astir | set fire to | set on | set on fire | set up | shake up | sic on | snap up | sound the alarm | sound the tocsin | spark | startle | steam up | stimulate | stir | stir the blood | stir the embers | stir the feelings | stir up | summon forth | summon up | thrill | tickle | turn on | vex | vitalize | wake | wake up | waken | wangle | wangle out of | warm | warm the blood | warn | whet | whip up | winkle out | work into | work up | worm out | worm out of | zip up

See Also | affect | alter | anger | animate | ask for | bring around | bring back | bring round | bring to | bruise | call | catch some Z's | cathect | change | change state | create | create | discomfit | discompose | disconcert | draw | enliven | excite | fire up | heat | hurt | ignite | infatuate | inflame | injure | interest | invigorate | invite | kip | liven | liven up | log Z's | make | make | move | offend | overcome | overpower | overtake | overwhelm | prick | quicken | reanimate | reawaken | recreate | reinvigorate | rekindle | renovate | repair | revive | revivify | shake | shake up | shame | sleep | slumber | spite | stimulate | stir | stir up | sweep over | tempt | turn | untune | upset | vivify | wake | whelm | wound

Arouse In Webster's Dictionary

\A*rouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aroused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arousing}.] [Pref. a- + rouse.] To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties. Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse His brother, mighty sovereign on the host. --Cowper. No suspicion was aroused. --Merivale.

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