Definition of Arouse

Verb

  • stimulate sexually
    "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
    - turn on - wind up
  • to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
  • cause to become awake or conscious
    "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"
    "Please wake me at 6 AM."
    - wake up
  • cause to be alert and energetic
    "Coffee and tea stimulate me"
    "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
    - perk up
  • 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"
    - conjure up - call down - bring up - put forward - call forth
  • stop sleeping
    "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
    - wake up - come alive
  • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    "arouse pity"
    "raise a smile"
    "evoke sympathy"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble arouse

92 unscramble word found using the letters arouse.

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