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arouse
[uh-rouz]
verb (used with object)
to stir to action or strong response; excite.
to arouse a crowd;
to arouse suspicion.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,Antonyms:to stimulate sexually.
to awaken; wake up.
The footsteps aroused the dog.
verb (used without object)
to awake or become aroused.
At dawn the farmers began to arouse.
arouse
/ əˈʊ /
verb
(tr) to evoke or elicit (a reaction, emotion, or response); stimulate
to awaken from sleep
Other Word Forms
- arousability noun
- arousable adjective
- arousal noun
- arouser noun
- rearouse verb
- unarousable adjective
- unarousing adjective
- ˈdzܲ noun
- ˈdzܲ noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
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.
When you’re a teenager, everything is inspiring, arousing, heartbreaking and hilarious.
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.
He would limit the pilfering to one to two cards, authorities said, leaving cash and other valuables undisturbed to not arouse suspicion.
"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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