Definition of 'arouse'

Verb

1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
      Synonyms: elicit enkindle kindle evoke fire raise provoke
2. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
      Synonyms: wake up awake awaken wake come alive waken
      Antonyms: fall asleep dope off flake out drift off nod off drop off doze off drowse off
3. 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"
      Synonyms: raise conjure conjure up invoke evoke stir call down bring up put forward call forth
4. cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
      Synonyms: stimulate brace energize energise perk up
      Antonyms: de-energize de-energise de-energize de-energise sedate calm tranquilize tranquillize tranquillise
5. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
      Synonyms: awaken wake waken rouse wake up
      Antonyms: cause to sleep
6. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
      Synonyms: stir
7. stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
      Synonyms: sex excite turn on wind up

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