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arouse
/əˈɹaʊz/
verb 4
Collocations
4VERB + AROUSE
began, don't, manage, move, tease, text, type
AROUSE + NOUN
compassion, curiosity, enthusiasm, hatred, jealousy, opposition, people, suspicion
PREP.
from, in, in
ADV.
generally, such
Definitions
verb
1
To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
to arouse compassion, jealousy, or anger
Those insults aroused me to anger.
2
To sexually stimulate.
[…] grinding against their partners like burlesque performers, which even in parody Terry found erotic—reminding him of the Persian belly dancer he'd seen at the college, whose sensual dancing aroused him despite her claim of high art.
3
To sexually stimulate.
I can't wear wool underwear: it tends to arouse me at inappropriate times.
4
To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.
He kenned not whether it was devil or mortal, but flung himself on the roadside and lay like a corp for an hour or more, till the rain aroused him.
1996, Beruga (line translated by Dan Owsen), Terranigma. Nintendo of America. I have no idea who you are, but I thank you for arousing me.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — to begin moving
Antonyms
- de-energize
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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to arouse compassion, jealousy, or anger
Wiktionary02
Those insults aroused me to anger.
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“My tastes,” he said, still smiling, “incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet.” And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: “I prefer a farandole to a nocturne ; I'd rather have a painti
Wiktionary04
Events of that type generally arouse suspicion.
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His opinion does not arouse any sympathy in his colleagues.
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Don't arouse him from his sleep!
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