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Arouse

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.

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"

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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