arouse

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. Source: opted

2. v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) Source: wordnet

3. v. stop sleeping Source: wordnet

4. v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic Source: wordnet

5. v. cause to be alert and energetic Source: wordnet

6. v. cause to become awake or conscious Source: wordnet

7. v. to begin moving Source: wordnet

8. v. to evoke sexual feelings Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

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 Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links