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arouse meaning and definition
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Definition of arouse (verb)
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- stop sleeping
- 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"
- synonyms: bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir
- cause to be alert and energetic
- cause to become awake or conscious
- to begin moving
- "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
- synonyms: stir
- stimulate sexually
Source: Princeton University Wordnet