arouse

Verbs

(v) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise,
(v) stop sleeping
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
awake, come alive, awaken, wake, waken, wake up,
(v) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- raise the specter of unemployment
- he conjured wild birds in the air
- call down the spirits from the mountain
bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, put forward, evoke, stir, raise,
(v) cause to be alert and energetic
- Coffee and tea stimulate me
- This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
energize, energise, perk up, brace, stimulate,
(v) cause to become awake or conscious
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
awaken, waken, wake up, rouse, wake,
(v) to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" stir,
(v) stimulate sexually
- This movie usually arouses the male audience
sex, wind up, excite, turn on,

Synonyms

elicit evoke provoke enkindle kindle fire raise awake come alive awaken wake waken wake up bring up call down conjure conjure up invoke call forth put forward stir energize energise perk up brace stimulate rouse sex wind up excite turn on

Antonyms

dope off doze off drift off drowse off fall asleep flake out nod off drop off sedate tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize calm de-energise de-energize cause to sleep

Words of close approximity

Arouet around

aroused arouser