arouse

  • 21arouse — [[t]əra͟ʊz[/t]] arouses, arousing, aroused 1) VERB If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude. [V n] His revolutionary work in linguistics has aroused intense scholarly… …

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  • 22arouse — verb 1) they had aroused his suspicion Syn: induce, prompt, trigger, stir up, bring out, kindle, fire, spark off, provoke, engender, cause, foster; literary enkindle Ant: allay 2) …

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  • 23arouse — verb 1) they had aroused suspicion Syn: provoke, trigger, stir up, kindle, engender, cause 2) his ability to arouse the masses Syn: stir up, whip up, rouse, galvanize, electrify …

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  • 24arouse desire — index motivate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 25arouse ire — index incense Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 26arouse notice — index interest Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 27arouse one's enthusiasm — index interest Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 28arouse resentment — index incense, pique Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 29arouse to action — index incite Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 30arouse — verb (aroused; arousing) Etymology: a (as in arise) + rouse Date: 1593 transitive verb 1. to awaken from sleep 2. to rouse or stimulate to action or to physiological readiness for activity …

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