Arouse
vverb.emotioncall forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)Synset:elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise
Examples:- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
Derivationally Related Form:provocativearousalprovocationelicitationevocativeevocation
Hypernyms:create make
Inherited Hypernyms:arousemake
Direct Hyponyms:angerask forbruisediscomfitdiscomposedisconcertdrawexcitefire upheathurtigniteinfatuateinflameinjureinterestinviteoffendovercomeoverpowerovertakeoverwhelmprickrekindleshakeshake upshamespitestimulatestirstir upstrike a chordsweep overtouch a chorduntuneupsetwakewhelmwound
Full Troponyms:absorbafflictagonizeangerarouseawebeatifybenightbewilderbluffbotherbreak someone's heartbring downbring outbuffalocheercheerleadcombustconfuseconsternateconsumecrushdehumanizedevastatediscountenancedismaydissdissolvedistractdrawdraw outelateembarrassencourageenrageenthuseexacerbateexciteexhilaratefascinatefazefermentflusterfosterfrightenfuelgallgrievehold overhollohumiliatehurtinfatuateinflameinfuriateinhibitinspireinterestintimidateinviteinvolvekillknock outlaceratelockmaddenmiffoveraweoverwhelmpainpanicpatronizepiqueprickpuffrackreducerekindlerivetruffleseizeserveshameshockspookspurstaggerstimulatestingstrike a chordstrong-armtake downtake hearttemptterrifythrilltitillatetormenttribulatetrytyrannizeunmanupset
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.bodystop sleepingSynset:awake awaken come alive wake wake up waken
Examples:- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
Antonyms:fall asleep
Derivationally Related Form:wakerarousalwakeningawakening
Hypernyms:change state turn
Inherited Hypernyms:wake upchange statechange
Entailment:catch some Z's kip log Z's sleep slumber
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.creationsummon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magicSynset:bring up call down call forth conjure conjure up evoke invoke put forward raise stir
Examples:- raise the specter of unemployment
- he conjured wild birds in the air
- call down the spirits from the mountain
Derivationally Related Form:conjuringconjurationconjuryconjurerinvocationconjurorevocation
Hypernyms:call up summon
Inherited Hypernyms:raisecall upmake
Direct Hyponyms:anathemiseanathemizebedamnbeshrewblesscursedamnimprecatemaledict
Full Troponyms:anointblesscurse
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.bodycause to be alert and energeticSynset:brace energise energize perk up stimulate
Examples:- Coffee and tea stimulate me
- This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
Antonyms:de-energizede-energisesedate
Derivationally Related Form:bracerenergiserenergizingenergyenergizerstimulativestimulant
Hypernyms:affect
Inherited Hypernyms:stimulateaffectchange
Direct Hyponyms:animatecathectenliveninvigoratelivenliven upquickenreanimaterecreatereinvigoraterenovaterepairreviverevivifyvivify
Full Troponyms:animatecathectenliveninvigoratejazz upspirit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | Something ---s something | Something ---s somebody
vverb.bodycause to become awake or consciousSynset:awaken rouse wake wake up waken
Examples:- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
Antonyms:cause to sleep
Derivationally Related Form:arouserarousalrouserawakening
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:awakenchange
Direct Hyponyms:bring aroundbring backbring roundbring tocallreawaken
Full Troponyms:bootbring tocallreawakenresurrectresuscitate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.motionto begin movingSynset:stir
Examples:- As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:arousemove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.emotionstimulate sexuallySynset:excite sex turn on wind up
Examples:- This movie usually arouses the male audience
Derivationally Related Form:sexturn-on
Hypernyms:excite shake shake up stimulate stir
Inherited Hypernyms:arousestimulatearousemake
Direct Hyponyms:tempt
Full Troponyms:tempt
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: wind up, turn on, excite, arouse)