Arouse (Verb)
Meaning 1
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 2
Stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience".
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Verbs of feeling.
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Meaning 3
Cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 4
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".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 5
Cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM.".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 6
To begin moving; "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 7
Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
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- Overcome
- Stir Up
- Touch A Chord
- Discompose
- Ignite
- Discomfit
- Disconcert
- Bruise
- Overpower
- Fire Up
- Spite
- Offend
- Injure
- Untune
- Whelm
- Sweep Over
- Wake
- Overtake
- Shake
- Ask For
- Stir
- Shake Up
- Wound
- Heat
- Excite