1. arouse - verb
· call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
Synonym(s): elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
2. arouse - verb
· stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
Synonym(s): wake_up, awake, awaken, wake, come_alive, waken
Hypernym(s): change_state, turn
3. arouse - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): raise, conjure, conjure_up, invoke, evoke, stir, call_down, bring_up, put_forward, call_forth
4. arouse - verb
· cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
Synonym(s): stimulate, brace, energize, energise, perk_up
Hypernym(s): affect
5. arouse - verb
· cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
Synonym(s): awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake_up
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
6. arouse - verb
· to begin moving; "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
Synonym(s): stir
Hypernym(s): move
7. arouse - verb
· stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
Synonym(s): sex, excite, turn_on, wind_up
Hypernym(s): stimulate, shake, shake_up, excite, stir
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