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a·rouse  (-rouz)

v. a·roused, a·rous·ing, a·rous·es

v.tr.

1. To awaken from or as if from sleep.

2. To stir up; excite: The odd sight aroused our curiosity. See Synonyms at provoke.

3. To stimulate sexual desire in.

v.intr.

To be or become aroused.

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[From rouse, on the model of such pairs as rise, arise.]

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a·rousal n.

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arouse

Verb

[arousing, aroused]

1. to produce (a reaction, emotion, or response)

2. to awaken from sleep

arousal n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	arouse - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" touch a chord, strike a chord - evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord" ask for, invite - increase the likelihood of; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" draw - elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" rekindle - arouse again; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love" infatuate - arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her" prick - to cause a sharp emotional pain; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" fire up, stir up, wake, heat, ignite, inflame - arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" excite - arouse or elicit a feeling anger - make angry; "The news angered him" discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure shame - cause to be ashamed spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
	2.	arouse - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" come alive, awake, awaken, wake, wake up, waken change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
	3.	arouse - 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" bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, evoke, stir, raise anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict, curse - wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child" bless - give a benediction to; "The dying man blessed his son" create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke - evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
	4.	arouse - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" energize, perk up, energise, brace, stimulate affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" cathect - inject with libidinal energy reanimate, recreate, revivify, vivify, revive, renovate, animate, quicken, repair - give new life or energy to; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" reinvigorate, invigorate - impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating" liven, liven up, enliven, invigorate, animate - make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"
	5.	arouse - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." awaken, wake up, waken, rouse, wake reawaken - awaken once again bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around - return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	6.	arouse - to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" stir move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	7.	arouse - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" sex, wind up, excite, turn on stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" tempt - try to seduce

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arouse

verb 1. stimulate, encourage, inspire, prompt, spark, spur, foster, provoke, rouse, stir up, inflame, incite, instigate, whip up, summon up, whet, kindle, foment, call forth << OPPOSITE quell

verb 2. inflame, move, warm, excite, spur, provoke, animate, prod, stir up, agitate, quicken, enliven, goad, foment

verb 3. awaken, wake up, rouse, waken

Translations

arouse [əˈrauz] vt → despertar

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arouse [əˈrauz] vt [+ sleeper] → éveiller [+ curiosity, passions]; éveiller, susciter [+ anger]; exciter

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arouse [əˈrauz] vt (feelings, interest) → wecken

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arouse [əˈrauz] vt [+ sleeper] → svegliare [+ curiosity, passions]; suscitare

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arouse

v arouse [əˈrauz]

to cause or give rise to (something) His actions aroused my suspicions. opwek يُثير будя vzbudit vække wecken ξεσηκώνω, διεγείρω despertar, provocar äratama برانگیختن؛ تحریک کردن herättää éveiller לְעוֹרֵר जगाना potaknuti felébreszt membangkitkan, membangunkan vekja provocare 起こさせる 일어나다; 깨우다 sukelti modināt; rosināt menimbulkan opwekken vekke wzbudzać provocar a stârni вызывать vzbudiť vzbuditi izazvati väcka กระตุ้น uyandırmak 引起 збуджувати, викликати اٹھانا ، ابھارنا gợi 引起