Definition of arouse - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Verb

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

Verb

stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

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"

Verb

cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn''t stimulate"

Verb

cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

Verb

to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

Verb

stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"

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Synonyms

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

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More General Terms

affect alter change change state create excite make modify move shake shake up stimulate stir turn

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More Specific Terms

anathemise anathemize anger animate ask for bedamn beshrew bless bring around bring back bring round bring to bruise call cathect curse damn discomfit discompose disconcert draw enliven excite fire up heat hurt ignite imprecate infatuate inflame injure interest invigorate invite liven liven up maledict offend overcome overpower overtake overwhelm prick quicken reanimate reawaken recreate reinvigorate rekindle renovate repair revive revivify shake shake up shame spite stimulate stir stir up strike a chord sweep over tempt touch a chord untune upset vivify wake whelm wound

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