2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 faculties.
Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse His brother,
mighty sovereign on the host. --Cowper.
No suspicion was aroused. --Merivale.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
arouse
v 1: call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse
pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" [syn: {elicit},
{enkindle}, {kindle}, {evoke}, {fire}, {raise}, {provoke}]
2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
[syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come alive},
{waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}]
3: evoke or call forth: "raise the specter of unemployment";
"he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"
[syn: {raise}, {conjure}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {stir},
{call down}, {bring up}, {put forward}, {call forth}]
4: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
me" [syn: {stimulate}, {brace}, {energize}, {energise}, {perk
up}] [ant: {de-energize}, {sedate}]
5: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the
drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
[syn: {awaken}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}] [ant: {cause
to sleep}]
6: to begin moving "As the thunder started the sleeping
children began to stir" [syn: {stir}]
7: arouse sexually [syn: {sex}, {excite}, {turn on}, {wind up}]
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