What does arouse mean?
Definitions for arouse
əˈraʊzarouse
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Princeton's WordNet
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provokeverb
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, wakenverb
stop sleeping
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forthverb
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"
stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk upverb
cause to be alert and energetic
"Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouseverb
cause to become awake or conscious
"He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
arouse, stirverb
to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind upverb
stimulate sexually
"This movie usually arouses the male audience"
Wiktionary
arouseverb
To stimulate feelings.
The new building proposals in the village are arousing unneeded discomfort.
arouseverb
To sexually stimulate
I can't keep my eyes off the dancer, she arouses me greatly.
arouseverb
To wake from sleep or stupor.
She was snoring and nothing would arouse her.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Arouseverb
Etymology: from a and rouse.
But absent, what fantastick woes arous’d
Rage in each thought, by restless musing fed,
Chill the warm cheek, and blast the bloom of life. James Thomson.
Wikipedia
arouse
AROUSE OSU is an Internet radio station run by students of Ohio State University, broadcasting exclusively online. AROUSE OSU is overseen by an executive board of Undergraduate students, and faculty from The Ohio State University's Department of Comparative Studies. The station's name is a backronym standing for "Amateur Radio Organization for Undergraduate Student Entertainment".
ChatGPT
arouse
To arouse means to evoke or awaken a feeling, response, or desire. It can also refer to stimulating someone physically or sexually. Furthermore, it can mean to awaken someone from sleep or bring them out of inactivity.
Webster Dictionary
Arouseverb
to excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties
Etymology: [Pref. a- + rouse.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Arouse
a-rowz′, v.t. and v.i. same as Rouse.—ns. Arouse, Arous′al (rare).
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'arouse' in Verbs Frequency: #906
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Anagrams for arouse »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of arouse in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of arouse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of arouse in a Sentence
I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.
Nothing is burdensome if taken lightly, and how nothing need arouse one’s irritation so long as one doesn’t make it bigger than it is by getting irritated.
He asked me, 'What is the magic bean that would arouse our people to see exactly what was happening to them and how necessary the step of secession is?'.
A fool cannot be protected from his folly. If you attempt to do so, you will not only arouse his animosity but also you will be attempting to deprive him of whatever benefit he is capable of deriving from experience. Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
Hope arouses, as nothing else can arouse, a passion for the possible.
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- أثارArabic
- събуждам, възбуждамBulgarian
- erwecken, hervorrufen, anregen, wachkriegen, auslösen, aus dem Schlaf holen, erzeugen, reizen, wachmachen, erregen, wachrütteln, aufreizen, entfachen, aufweckenGerman
- despertar, excitarSpanish
- بیدار کردنPersian
- kiihottaa, herättääFinnish
- émoustiller, exciterFrench
- spreagIrish
- beothaichScottish Gaelic
- जगानाHindi
- risvegliare, provocare, arrapare, svegliare, eccitareItalian
- לעוררHebrew
- 자극하다Korean
- whakahiwaMāori
- opwekken, opwindenDutch
- obudzić, budzićPolish
- despertar, excitar, incitar, provocarPortuguese
- возбужда́ть, возбуди́тьRussian
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