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[ uh-rouz ] / əˈraʊz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR arouse ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), a·roused, a·rous·ing.to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd;to arouse suspicion. to stimulate sexually. to awaken; wake up: The footsteps aroused the dog. verb (used without object), a·roused, a·rous·ing.to awake or become aroused: At dawn the farmers began to arouse. Origin of arouseFirst recorded in 1585–95; a-3 + rouse1, modeled on arise SYNONYMS FOR arouse1 animate; inspirit, inspire; incite, provoke, instigate; stimulate, kindle, fire. SEE SYNONYMS FOR arouse ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR arouseSEE ANTONYMS FOR arouse ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM arousea·rous·a·bil·i·ty [uh-rou-zuh-bil-i-tee] /əˌraʊ zəˈbɪl ɪ ti/ nouna·rous·a·ble, adjectivea·rous·al [uh-rou-zuhl], /əˈraʊ zəl/, nouna·rous·er, noun re·a·rouse, verb, re·a·roused, re·a·rous·ing.un·a·rous·a·ble, adjectiveun·a·roused, adjectiveun·a·rous·ing, adjectivewell-a·roused, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH arousearose, arouse Words nearby arousearound the bend, around-the-clock, around the corner, Around the World in Eighty Days, arousal, arouse, Arp, arpa, Árpád, ARPANET, arpeggiate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arouseShe sought to arouse what attention she could by running for governor as the most libertine of libertarians. Kristin Davis, Self-Styled Spitzer Madam, Is Arraigned on Drug Charges|Michael Daly|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST She was more interested in the way fashion played out in popular culture, they way it could arouse, empower and provoke. Helen Gurley Brown’s Fashion Sense: the Power of Cleavage|Robin Givhan|August 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST But while horror films excite and arouse, they “often leave people feeling nervous and unsettled,” despite any catharsis. Why Our Brains Love Horror Movies|Sharon Begley|October 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST The idea that women must be cloaked and hidden from display lest they arouse male lust is not unique to Islam. Oops! Sorry for Erasing Hillary|Michelle Goldberg|May 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A mosque is neither factory nor fortress: Why should it arouse either envy or fear? Why the Mosque Scares the Right|M.J. Akbar|August 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST She had a power over this young man; she could arouse all the latent nobility which he possessed. The Honorable Miss|L. T. Meade I try to arouse the imagination of the student first of all. Piano Mastery|Harriette Brower I do not intend to arouse sympathetic emotions on our behalf. The Jewish State|Theodor Herzl Instead of again trying to arouse French interest, he decided to make the next experiment at home. American Inventions and Inventors|William A. Mowry The sight of the pigs turning in disgust from the rotten ears seemed to arouse Boldwood, and he one evening sent for Oak. Far from the Madding Crowd|Thomas Hardy
British Dictionary definitions for arouse
verb(tr) to evoke or elicit (a reaction, emotion, or response); stimulate to awaken from sleep Derived forms of arousearousal, nounarouser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to arouseawaken, rouse, stir, incite, instigate, inflame, kindle, spark, provoke, spur, stimulate, whip up, foment, thrill, enliven, warm, move, goad, agitate, alert |