arouse

verb

ə-ˈrau̇z

aroused; arousing

transitive verb

: to awaken from sleep

was aroused from a deep sleep by a loud noise

: to stimulate to action or to bodily readiness for activity : excite

a book that has aroused debate

: to excite (someone) sexually : to cause sexual arousal in (someone)

… girls whose perfume scent frightened him and aroused him.

Elizabeth Berg

intransitive verb

: to awake from sleep : stir

aroused

ə-ˈrau̇zd

adjective

Example Sentences

The report aroused a great deal of public interest. The husky sound of her voice could always arouse him. Their proposal is certain to arouse the opposition.

Recent Examples on the Web The program, which ran between 1965 and 1996, was meant to arouse an interest in reading.

Christine Hauser, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 The program, which ran between 1965 and 1996, sought to arouse an interest in reading in children.

New York Times, 28 July 2022 The first episode includes a flogging demonstration, in which one person strikes another with a whip to arouse a sense of pleasure.

Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022 These are the ones that arouse Katia and Maurice’s interest the most.

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 Five posts reported persistent avoidance of people, activities and places that might lead to transmission of insects or arouse recollections of the original encounter.

Jerome Goddard, The Conversation, 3 June 2022 For doctors who did not read an entire article, titles such as 'The Tuskegee study of untreated syphilis: the 30th year of observation' should have been sufficient to arouse suspicion.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 May 2022 Schwarzenegger’s failure to arouse any sense of unity in this country wasn’t surprising to Mia Bloom, an extremism expert and professor of communication and Middle East studies at Georgia State University.

Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 Either scenario would give Russian President Vladimir Putin a significant propaganda victory and potentially arouse support within Russia for an attack on NATO countries.

Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2022 See More

aroused 1 of 2

adjective

as in roused

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

roused
awakened
wakened
rousted
wakeful
sleepless
about
awake
aware
insomniac
astir
revived
conscious
reawakened
up
wide-awake

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dormant
sleeping
asleep
resting
unawakened
sleepy
somnolent
slumberous
nodding
drowsy
slumbrous
dreaming
slumbering
napping
dozing
hypnotized
dozy
mesmerized

as in excited

Synonyms & Similar Words

excited
horny
lustful
passionate
libidinous
licentious
concupiscent
lascivious
randy
lecherous
oversexed
itchy
lewd
salacious
dissipated
wanton
promiscuous
lubricious
goatish
hypersexual
hot
dissipated
easy
satyric
lubricous
depraved
loose
degraded
libertine
dissolute
indecent
fast
debased
debauched
demoralized
corrupt
immoral
dissolute
degenerate
decadent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

frigid
undersexed
pure
virtuous
moral
modest
chaste
celibate
decent
immaculate
monastic
maidenly
monkish
innocent
prudish
virginal
priggish
puritanical
straitlaced
straightlaced
prim
lily-white
Victorian

aroused

2 of 2

verb

past tense of arouse

as in awakened

to cause to stop sleeping the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

awakened
woke
roused
waked
awoke
awaked
wakened
knocked up
stimulated
stirred
provoked
revived
disturbed
reawakened
excited
rousted
routed
agitated
raised
bestirred
rewoke
rewaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lulled
hypnotized
mesmerized

as in awaked

to cease to be asleep set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m.

Synonyms & Similar Words

awaked
awoke
waked
woke
awakened
roused
wakened
rose
watched
arose
rolled out
reawakened
uprose
stirred
revived
turned out
got up
rewoke
shifted
rewaked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rested
nodded
slept
dozed
slumbered
couched
retired
napped
bedded (down)
turned in
snoozed
conked (off or out)
flopped
dropped off
catnapped
lay up
overslept
kipped (down)
sacked out
dossed (down)
slept in

as in provoked

to rouse to strong feeling or action the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment

Synonyms & Similar Words

provoked
encouraged
stimulated
stirred
inspired
sparked
excited
piqued
incited
motivated
impassioned
moved
induced
instigated
triggered
kindled
motived
ignited
drove
angered
inflamed
enraged
activated
energized
bothered
vitalized
quickened
fanned
galvanized
enflamed
revved (up)
maddened
animated
fomented
upset
fired (up)
set off
irritated
annoyed
built a fire under
exasperated
aggravated
abetted
vexed
taunted
raised
teased
jeered
pumped up
got
fermented
galled
keyed (up)
whipped (up)
vext

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

calmed
soothed
subdued
appeased
mollified
tranquillized
placated
pacified
tranquilized

单词	aroused
释义	arouse verb ə-ˈrau̇z aroused; arousing transitive verb 1 : to awaken from sleep was aroused from a deep sleep by a loud noise 2 : to stimulate to action or to bodily readiness for activity : excite a book that has aroused debate 3 : to excite (someone) sexually : to cause sexual arousal in (someone) … girls whose perfume scent frightened him and aroused him. Elizabeth Berg intransitive verb : to awake from sleep : stir aroused ə-ˈrau̇zd adjective Synonyms awake awaken knock up [British] rouse wake waken See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The report aroused a great deal of public interest. The husky sound of her voice could always arouse him. Their proposal is certain to arouse the opposition. Recent Examples on the Web The program, which ran between 1965 and 1996, was meant to arouse an interest in reading. Christine Hauser, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 The program, which ran between 1965 and 1996, sought to arouse an interest in reading in children. New York Times, 28 July 2022 The first episode includes a flogging demonstration, in which one person strikes another with a whip to arouse a sense of pleasure. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022 These are the ones that arouse Katia and Maurice’s interest the most. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 Five posts reported persistent avoidance of people, activities and places that might lead to transmission of insects or arouse recollections of the original encounter. Jerome Goddard, The Conversation, 3 June 2022 For doctors who did not read an entire article, titles such as 'The Tuskegee study of untreated syphilis: the 30th year of observation' should have been sufficient to arouse suspicion. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 May 2022 Schwarzenegger’s failure to arouse any sense of unity in this country wasn’t surprising to Mia Bloom, an extremism expert and professor of communication and Middle East studies at Georgia State University. Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 Either scenario would give Russian President Vladimir Putin a significant propaganda victory and potentially arouse support within Russia for an attack on NATO countries. Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology a- (as in arise, awake entry 1) + rouse entry 1 Note: The verb arouse is formed by analogy with rise : arise, wake : awake; in these pairs a- goes back to Old English, as either the perfective prefix a- (see abide) or a reduced form of on- (see a- entry 1). First Known Use circa 1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition arouse verb ə-ˈrau̇z aroused; arousing 1 : to awaken from sleep 2 : to cause to feel arouse anger 3 : to cause to become active or upset arouse the opposition Medical Definition arouse transitive verb ə-ˈrau̇z aroused; arousing 1 a : to awake from sleep b : to rouse or stimulate to action c : to excite (someone) sexually : to cause sexual arousal in (someone) 2 : to give rise to a response aroused by a stimulus aroused 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in roused Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance roused awakened wakened rousted wakeful sleepless about awake aware insomniac astir revived conscious reawakened up wide-awake Antonyms & Near Antonyms dormant sleeping asleep resting unawakened sleepy somnolent slumberous nodding drowsy slumbrous dreaming slumbering napping dozing hypnotized dozy mesmerized See More 2 as in excited Synonyms & Similar Words excited horny lustful passionate libidinous licentious concupiscent lascivious randy lecherous oversexed itchy lewd salacious dissipated wanton promiscuous lubricious goatish hypersexual hot dissipated easy satyric lubricous depraved loose degraded libertine dissolute indecent fast debased debauched demoralized corrupt immoral dissolute degenerate decadent Antonyms & Near Antonyms frigid undersexed pure virtuous moral modest chaste celibate decent immaculate monastic maidenly monkish innocent prudish virginal priggish puritanical straitlaced straightlaced prim lily-white Victorian See More aroused 2 of 2 verb past tense of arouse 1 as in awakened to cause to stop sleeping the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep Synonyms & Similar Words awakened woke roused waked awoke awaked wakened knocked up stimulated stirred provoked revived disturbed reawakened excited rousted routed agitated raised bestirred rewoke rewaked Antonyms & Near Antonyms lulled hypnotized mesmerized 2 as in awaked to cease to be asleep set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m. Synonyms & Similar Words awaked awoke waked woke awakened roused wakened rose watched arose rolled out reawakened uprose stirred revived turned out got up rewoke shifted rewaked Antonyms & Near Antonyms rested nodded slept dozed slumbered couched retired napped bedded (down) turned in snoozed conked (off or out) flopped dropped off catnapped lay up overslept kipped (down) sacked out dossed (down) slept in See More 3 as in provoked to rouse to strong feeling or action the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment Synonyms & Similar Words provoked encouraged stimulated stirred inspired sparked excited piqued incited motivated impassioned moved induced instigated triggered kindled motived ignited drove angered inflamed enraged activated energized bothered vitalized quickened fanned galvanized enflamed revved (up) maddened animated fomented upset fired (up) set off irritated annoyed built a fire under exasperated aggravated abetted vexed taunted raised teased jeered pumped up got fermented galled keyed (up) whipped (up) vext Antonyms & Near Antonyms calmed soothed subdued appeased mollified tranquillized placated pacified tranquilized See More
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arouse

verb

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Example Sentences

Word History

Kids Definition

verb

Medical Definition

transitive verb

adjective

verb