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arouse::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise |
| Type of | create, make |
| Has types | wound, anger, ask for, bruise, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, draw, excite, fire up, heat, hurt, ignite, infatuate, inflame, injure, interest, invite, offend, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, prick, rekindle, shake, shake up, shame, spite, stimulate, stir, stir up, strike a chord, sweep over, touch a chord, untune, upset, wake, whelm |
| Derivation | arousal |
arouse pity.
arouse::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir |
| Type of | summon, call up |
| Has types | imprecate, anathemize, anathemise, curse, damn, maledict, bedamn, beshrew, bless |
| Verb group | kick up, call forth, evoke, provoke |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken |
| Type of | turn, change state |
| Derivation | arousal |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | awaken, rouse, wake, wake up, waken |
| Type of | alter, change, modify |
| Has types | bring to, bring around, bring back, bring round, call, reawaken |
| Derivation | arousal, arouser |
Examples of arouse
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I notice that Donald Trump does not arouse the strong animus that S. Palin does.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Speech and song and music virtually always arouse emotion and very deep emotion.
From the newsobserver.com
It needed to express social ideas, to arouse a feeling of persistence and power.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Meanwhile, Gingrich, though admired for his intellect, fails to arouse passion.
From the newsweek.com
To make the campaign a contest once again, he must arouse new doubts about Obama.
From the washingtonpost.com
The purpose of these immolations is to arouse the interest of the western people.
From the economist.com
Next, arouse your sense of smell with aromatic candles and floral arrangements.
From the timesunion.com
They were worried that mass resignations would arouse suspicion of a coup plot.
From the en.wikipedia.org
While the bill has yet to arouse any opposition, it's a hit with the industry.
From the sacbee.com
- Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
- Wake up: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
- Raise: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
- Stimulate: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
- Awaken: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
- To begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
- Stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
- Aroused to action; "the aroused opposition"
- Stimulated: emotionally aroused
