AROUSE

awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

(verb) cause to become awake or conscious; “He was roused by the drunken men in the street”; “Please wake me at 6 AM.”

stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk up

(verb) cause to be alert and energetic; “Coffee and tea stimulate me”; “This herbal infusion doesn’t stimulate”

raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth

(verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; “raise the specter of unemployment”; “he conjured wild birds in the air”; “call down the spirits from the mountain”

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); “arouse pity”; “raise a smile”; “evoke sympathy”

arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up

(verb) stimulate sexually; “This movie usually arouses the male audience”

arouse, stir

(verb) to begin moving; “As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

arouse (third-person singular simple present arouses, present participle arousing, simple past and past participle aroused)

To stimulate feelings.

To sexually stimulate.

(euphemism) To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.

To wake from sleep or stupor.

Synonyms

• (stimulate feelings): animate, energize, inspire; see also enliven

• (sexually stimulate): sex up, turn on; see also sexually stimulate

• (wake from sleep or stupor): rouse, wake up; see also wake or awaken

Anagrams

• Roseau

Source: Wiktionary

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A*rouse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aroused; p. pr. & vb. n. Arousing.] Etym: [Pref. a- + rouse.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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