AROUSE

/əˈɹaʊz/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 7

Definition

  1. verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses). — synonyms: elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
  2. verb stop sleeping. — synonyms: wake_up, awake, awaken, wake, come_alive, waken
  3. verb summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. — synonyms: raise, conjure, conjure_up, invoke, evoke, stir, call_down, bring_up
  4. verb cause to be alert and energetic. — synonyms: stimulate, brace, energize, energise, perk_up
  5. verb cause to become awake or conscious. — synonyms: awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake_up
  6. verb to begin moving. — synonyms: stir
  7. verb stimulate sexually. — synonyms: sex, excite, turn_on, wind_up

Examples

  • “The new building proposals in the village are arousing unneeded discomfort.”
  • “I can't keep my eyes off the dancer; she arouses me greatly.”
  • “1996, Beruga (line translated by Dan Owsen), Terranigma. Nintendo of America.”

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