arouse Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   raise; fire; enkindle; elicit; evoke; kindle; provoke.
   
   • arouse pity
   • raise a smile
   • evoke sympathy
2. verb stop sleeping
   waken; come alive; wake; awake; awaken; wake up.
   
   • She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
3. verb summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
   raise; invoke; conjure up; bring up; call down; call forth; evoke; put forward; stir; conjure.
   
   • raise the specter of unemployment
   • he conjured wild birds in the air
   • call down the spirits from the mountain
4. verb cause to be alert and energetic
   energize; energise; perk up; brace; stimulate.
   
   • Coffee and tea stimulate me
   • This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
5. verb cause to become awake or conscious
   awaken; waken; wake; rouse; wake up.
   
   • He was roused by the drunken men in the street
   • Please wake me at 6 AM.
6. verb to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
   stir.
   
7. verb stimulate sexually
   turn on; excite; wind up; sex.
   
   • This movie usually arouses the male audience

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