Thesaurus: arouse

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1. v. t. To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.
2. v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
3. v. stop sleeping
4. v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
5. v. cause to be alert and energetic
6. v. cause to become awake or conscious
7. v. to begin moving
8. v. to evoke sexual feelings
9. To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties. Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse His brother, mighty sovereign on the host. Cowper. No suspicion was aroused. Merivale.
10. To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put inmotion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one fromsleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse His brother, mightysovereign on the host. Cowper.No suspicion was aroused. Merivale.
11. v:100 v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) v. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" v. stimulate sexually