arouse

arouse
Synonyms and related words:
aggravate, agitate, alarm, alert, anger, animate, annoy, awake, awaken, bestir, blow the coals, blow up, bring forth, bring out, bring to light, bristle, call forth, call out, call up, chafe, challenge, cry havoc, cry wolf, deduce, derive, drag out, draw forth, draw out, dynamize, educe, electrify, elicit, embitter, encourage, energize, enkindle, enliven, enrage, evoke, exasperate, excite, exhilarate, fan, fan the fire, fan the flame, feed the fire, ferment, fire, flame, fly storm warnings, foment, foster, frenzy, fret, frighten, galvanize, get from, get out of, hearten, heat, heat up, huff, impassion, incense, incite, induce, inflame, infuriate, instigate, invigorate, irritate, jazz up, key up, kindle, knock up, lather up, light the fuse, light up, liven, madden, miff, move, nettle, obtain, overexcite, peeve, pep up, perk up, pique, procure, provoke, put up to, quicken, raise, raise up, rally, rankle, revive, rile, roil, rouse, ruffle, secure, set astir, set fire to, set on, set on fire, set up, shake up, sic on, snap up, sound the alarm, sound the tocsin, spark, startle, steam up, stimulate, stir, stir the blood, stir the embers, stir the feelings, stir up, summon forth, summon up, thrill, tickle, turn on, vex, vitalize, wake, wake up, waken, wangle, wangle out of, warm, warm the blood, warn, whet, whip up, winkle out, work into, work up, worm out, worm out of, zip up

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  • Arouse — A*rouse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aroused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arousing}.] [Pref. a + rouse.] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arouse — The relation of arouse to rouse is much like that of arise to rise, i.e. rouse is almost always preferred in the literal sense with a person or animal as object. Arouse is chiefly used to mean ‘to call into being’ with reference to feelings and… …   Modern English usage

  • arouse — arouse; re·arouse; …   English syllables

  • arouse — [ə rouz′] vt. aroused, arousing [ A 2, intens. + ROUSE1] 1. to awaken, as from sleep 2. to stir, as to action or strong feeling 3. to evoke (some action or feeling); excite [to arouse pity] …   English World dictionary

  • arouse — index abet, agitate (activate), alert, bait (harass), discommode, disturb, elicit …   Law dictionary

  • arouse — ə rau̇z vt, aroused; arous·ing 1) to rouse or stimulate to action or to physiological readiness for activity <became sexually aroused> 2) to give rise to <a response aroused by a stimulus> …   Medical dictionary

  • arouse — (v.) 1590s, awaken (trans.), from A (Cf. a ) (1) on + ROUSE (Cf. rouse). Related: Aroused; arousing …   Etymology dictionary

  • arouse — rouse, awaken, waken, *stir, rally Analogous words: stimulate, quicken, galvanize, excite, *provoke: electrify, *thrill: kindle, fire (see LIGHT): *move, drive, impel Antonyms: quiet, calm Contrasted words: allay, assuage, alleviate, mitigate, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • arouse — [v] excite, entice agitate, alert, animate, awaken, call, challenge, electrify, enliven, fire up, foment, foster, goad, heat up, incite, inflame, instigate, kindle, move, provoke, rally, rouse, send, spark, spur, stimulate, stir, thrill, turn on …   New thesaurus

  • arouse — ► VERB 1) bring about (a feeling or response) in someone. 2) excite sexually. 3) awaken from sleep. DERIVATIVES arousal noun. ORIGIN from ROUSE(Cf. ↑rouse), on the pattern of rise, arise …   English terms dictionary

  • arouse — v. (D; tr.) to arouse from (to arouse smb. from a deep sleep) * * * [ə raʊz] (D; tr.) to arouse from (to arouse smb. from a deep sleep) …   Combinatory dictionary

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