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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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