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   arouse

   /əˈraʊz/

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   • 1. evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response): "something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions" Similar causeinducepromptset offtriggerstir upinspirecall forthcall/bring into beingdraw forthbring outexciteevokepiquewhetstirengendergeneratekindlefiretouch offspark offprovokefosterwhip upsow the seeds ofliterary:enkindleOpposite allay
   • ▪ excite or provoke (someone) to anger or strong emotions: "an ability to influence the audience and to arouse the masses" Similar stir uprouseexcitegalvanizeelectrifystimulateinspiremovefire upfire the enthusiasm offire the imagination ofget goingwhip upinflameagitategoadprovokespur onurgeencourageanimateinciteegg onlight a fire underrare:inspiritOpposite pacify
   • ▪ excite (someone) sexually: "I was surprised to find that this look aroused me" Similar excitearouse sexuallystimulatemake feel sexually excitedmake feel sexytitillatepleaseattractinformal:turn onget goinggive someone a thrillfloat someone's boatdo it for someonelight someone's firetickle someone's fancyOpposite turn off
   • 2. awaken (someone) from sleep: "she had been aroused from deep slumber" Similar wakewake upwakenawakenbring tobring aroundrouseinformal:knock upOpposite send to sleep

   Word Origin late 16th century: from rouse, on the pattern of the pair of rise, arise.

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   • 1. arousable adjective

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   What does it mean if something arouses you?

   • If something arouses you, it makes you feel angry . He apologized, saying this subject always aroused him. [VERB noun] If something arouses you from sleep, it wakes you up. About two o'clock, we were aroused from our sleep by a knocking at the door. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 2.

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   What is arouse verb?

   • Definition of arouse verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary arouse something to make somebody have a particular feeling or attitude Her strange behaviour aroused our suspicions. Fox hunting still succeeds in arousing a great deal of controversy. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   How do you say arouse in English?

   • So if someone has turned you on or made you sexually excited, you can say "Wow, you really make me aroused." The word "aroused" is very seldom used in any other context, at least in American English. One other context where you may occasional see arouse used is with curiousity: That question aroused my curiosity.

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   • Send us feedback about these examples. Note: The verb arouse is formed by analogy with rise : arise, wake : awake; in these pairs a- goes back to Old English, as either the perfective prefix a- (see abide) or a reduced form of on- (see a- entry 1 ).

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   to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion. Synonyms: fire, kindle, stimulate, instigate, provoke, incite, inspire, inspirit, animate. Antonyms: calm. to stimulate sexually. to awaken; wake up: The footsteps aroused the dog.

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   The word comes from an Old French word meaning "stir up, awaken," and anything that arouses your mind or heart can awaken something in you; for example, the prospect of an exciting experience may arouse your sense of adventure. Arouse can also be used with negative feelings.

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    Arouse means to cause someone or something to be active, attentive, excited, or stimulated. It can also mean to awaken from sleep or to summon into action. See different dictionaries, examples, and related words for arouse.