arouse
31arouse — verb a) To stimulate feelings. The new building proposals in the village are arousing unneeded discomfort. b) To sexually stimulate I cant keep my eyes off the dancer, she arouses me greatly …
32arouse — Synonyms and related words: aggravate, agitate, alarm, alert, anger, animate, annoy, awake, awaken, bestir, blow the coals, blow up, bring forth, bring out, bring to light, bristle, call forth, call out, call up, chafe, challenge, cry havoc, cry… …
33arouse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rouse, awaken; stir, excite, stimulate, whet. See excitement, activity. Ant., calm, put to sleep. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. move, stir, stir up, incite, stimulate; see also animate 1 , excite 1 , 2 ,… …
34arouse — a·rouse || É™ raÊŠz v. excite, stimulate; prod, urge …
35arouse — to cause sexual excitement in another Literally, to awaken from sleep. It is used of either sex, heterosexually or homosexually: ... he aroused her in a way that her husband had never done. (Allbeury, 1976 and not by a new alarm clock)… …
36arouse — verb 1》 evoke (a feeling or response). ↘provoke to anger or other strong emotion. ↘excite sexually. 2》 awaken from sleep. Derivatives arousable adjective arousal noun Origin C16: from rouse, on the pattern of the pair of rise, arise …
37arouse — v. a. Incite, excite, animate, stimulate, warm, kindle, inspirit, provoke, instigate, awaken, rouse, raise, whet, stir up, wake up, summon up, set on, hurry on …
38arouse — v 1. actuate, initiate, put in motion, sow the seeds of, start the wheels turning; stimulate, animate, reanimate, whet, invigorate, motivate, inspirit, inspire, galvanize, electrify, vivify, rally, revive, enliven, liven up, awaken, wake up,… …
39arouse — [əˈraʊz] verb [T] 1) to cause an emotion or attitude These rumours have aroused interest among investors.[/ex] 2) to make someone feel sexually excited …
40arouse — [c]/əˈraʊz / (say uh rowz) verb (aroused, arousing) –verb (t) 1. to excite into action; stir or put in motion; call into being: aroused to action; arousing suspicion. 2. to wake from sleep. 3. to awaken sexual excitement and readiness in. –verb… …
