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arouse

[uh-rouz]

verb (used with object)

aroused, arousing 
  1. to stir to action or strong response; excite.

    to arouse a crowd;

    to arouse suspicion.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,
    Antonyms:
  2. to stimulate sexually.

  3. to awaken; wake up.

    The footsteps aroused the dog.



verb (used without object)

aroused, arousing 
  1. to awake or become aroused.

    At dawn the farmers began to arouse.

arouse

/ əˈʊ /

verb

  1. (tr) to evoke or elicit (a reaction, emotion, or response); stimulate

  2. to awaken from sleep

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • arousability noun
  • arousable adjective
  • arousal noun
  • arouser noun
  • rearouse verb
  • unarousable adjective
  • unarousing adjective
  • ˈdzܲ noun
  • ˈdzܲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of arouse1

First recorded in 1585–95; a- 3 + rouse 1, modeled on arise
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Example Sentences

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Dr Peel says the fact that existing nuclear sites generally have "miles of empty land around them" means that anyone in the vicinity arouses suspicion.

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When you’re a teenager, everything is inspiring, arousing, heartbreaking and hilarious.

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He argued for a strategy of changing party identification by messaging around salient issues when voters’ emotions were aroused, essentially creating a liberal version of the Long Southern Strategy.

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He would limit the pilfering to one to two cards, authorities said, leaving cash and other valuables undisturbed to not arouse suspicion.

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"They provide heads of state and government with a good excuse to break existing schedules for urgent discussions on current problems without arousing public expectations," he wrote in his book, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice.

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