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Arouse has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

"arouse pity"

"raise a smile"

"evoke sympathy"

2

stop sleeping

"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

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"

4

cause to be alert and energetic

"Coffee and tea stimulate me"

"This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

5

cause to become awake or conscious

"He was roused by the drunken men in the street"

"Please wake me at 6 AM."

6

to begin moving

"As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

7

stimulate sexually

"This movie usually arouses the male audience"

8

To stimulate feelings.

Example Sentences
"arouse pity" verb
"raise a smile" verb
"evoke sympathy" verb
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" verb
"raise the specter of unemployment" verb
"he conjured wild birds in the air" verb
"call down the spirits from the mountain" verb
"Coffee and tea stimulate me" verb
"This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" verb
"He was roused by the drunken men in the street" verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
dope off calm de-energise de-energize cause to sleep
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
make change state call up affect change move stimulate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
strike a chord invite draw rekindle infatuate prick inflame stimulate excite anger upset shame hurt overwhelm interest curse bless cathect animate invigorate enliven reawaken bring to call tempt
Rhyming Words
use cuse duse fuse euse ruse muse suse ause ouse zuse cause v use meuse kouse couse bouse druse mouse pause
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