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   arouse

   /əˈraʊz/

   verb

   • 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.

   Derivatives

   • 1. arousable adjective

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   1. : to awaken from sleep. was aroused from a deep sleep by a loud noise. 2. : to stimulate to action or to bodily readiness for activity : excite. a book that has aroused debate. 3. : to excite (someone) sexually : to cause sexual arousal in (someone) … girls whose perfume scent frightened him and aroused him. Elizabeth Berg. intransitive verb.

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   AROUSE definition: 1. to cause someone to have a particular feeling: 2. to cause someone to feel sexual excitement 3…. Learn more.

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   verb. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) “ arouse pity”. synonyms: elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, pique, provoke, raise. see more. elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way.

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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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   Arouse means ‘make someone have a particular feeling’: … (Definition of arouse from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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   See arouse in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See arouse in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English. Check pronunciation: arouse. Definition of arouse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion. 2. to stimulate sexually. 3. to awaken; wake up. v.i. 4. to become awake or aroused. [1585–95; a - 3 + rouse 1, on the model of arise]

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   If you are aroused by something, it makes you feel sexually excited. Some people are aroused when their partner says erotic words to them. Synonyms: excite sexually , thrill , stimulate , provoke More Synonyms of arouse

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    Definitions of 'arouse'. 1. If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude. [...] 2. If something arouses a particular feeling or instinct that exists in someone, it causes them to experience that feeling or instinct strongly. [...]

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    arouse meaning, definition, what is arouse: to make someone feel sexually excited: Learn more.