Meaning & Definition of Arouse in English
English⟶
Arouse
/əraʊz/
verb
1. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- "Arouse pity"
- "Raise a smile"
- "Evoke sympathy"
synonym:
- arouse,
- elicit,
- enkindle,
- kindle,
- evoke,
- fire,
- raise,
- provoke
2. Stop sleeping
- "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
synonym:
- wake up,
- awake,
- arouse,
- awaken,
- wake,
- come alive,
- waken
3. 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"
synonym:
- raise,
- conjure,
- conjure up,
- invoke,
- evoke,
- stir,
- call down,
- arouse,
- bring up,
- put forward,
- call forth
4. Cause to be alert and energetic
- "Coffee and tea stimulate me"
- "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
synonym:
- stimulate,
- arouse,
- brace,
- energize,
- energise,
- perk up
5. Cause to become awake or conscious
- "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"
- "Please wake me at 6 am."
synonym:
- awaken,
- wake,
- waken,
- rouse,
- wake up,
- arouse
6. To begin moving, "as the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
synonym:
- arouse,
- stir
7. Stimulate sexually
- "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
synonym:
- arouse,
- sex,
- excite,
- turn on,
- wind up