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

arouses

verb

present tense third-person singular of arouse

as in awakens

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

awakens
wakes
awakes
rouses
wakens
stirs
provokes
excites
stimulates
revives
knocks up
raises
disturbs
reawakens
routs
agitates
rousts
bestirs
rewakes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lulls
hypnotizes
mesmerizes

as in awakes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

awakes
wakes
awakens
rouses
wakens
rises
arises
reawakens
rolls out
watches
stirs
revives
turns out
uprises
gets up
rewakes
shifts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rests
sleeps
slumbers
nods
dozes
beds (down)
snoozes
retires
conks (off or out)
naps
drops off
flops
couches
kips (down)
lies up
oversleeps
dosses (down)
sacks out
catnaps
turns in
sleeps in

as in provokes

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

provokes
encourages
stimulates
stirs
inspires
excites
incites
sparks
motivates
piques
instigates
induces
motives
moves
drives
impassions
ignites
triggers
angers
inflames
activates
kindles
animates
galvanizes
energizes
enrages
bothers
foments
enflames
quickens
vitalizes
fans
fires (up)
revs (up)
builds a fire under
raises
irritates
aggravates
exasperates
maddens
abets
annoys
upsets
sets off
vexes
ferments
gets
taunts
teases
jeers
pumps up
keys (up)
galls
whips (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

calms
soothes
subdues
appeases
tranquilizes
placates
pacifies
mollifies
tranquillizes

单词	arouses
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 arouses verb present tense third-person singular of arouse 1 as in awakens to cause to stop sleeping the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance awakens wakes awakes rouses wakens stirs provokes excites stimulates revives knocks up raises disturbs reawakens routs agitates rousts bestirs rewakes Antonyms & Near Antonyms lulls hypnotizes mesmerizes 2 as in awakes to cease to be asleep set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m. Synonyms & Similar Words awakes wakes awakens rouses wakens rises arises reawakens rolls out watches stirs revives turns out uprises gets up rewakes shifts Antonyms & Near Antonyms rests sleeps slumbers nods dozes beds (down) snoozes retires conks (off or out) naps drops off flops couches kips (down) lies up oversleeps dosses (down) sacks out catnaps turns in sleeps in See More 3 as in provokes 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 provokes encourages stimulates stirs inspires excites incites sparks motivates piques instigates induces motives moves drives impassions ignites triggers angers inflames activates kindles animates galvanizes energizes enrages bothers foments enflames quickens vitalizes fans fires (up) revs (up) builds a fire under raises irritates aggravates exasperates maddens abets annoys upsets sets off vexes ferments gets taunts teases jeers pumps up keys (up) galls whips (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms calms soothes subdues appeases tranquilizes placates pacifies mollifies tranquillizes See More
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arouse

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