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Synonyms for arouse
əˈraʊzarouse

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  1. arouse

    Synonyms:
    agitate, excite, fan, kindle, provoke, rouse, stir, stir up

    Antonyms:
    allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, mollify, pacify, quiet, soothe, still, tranquilize

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  1. arouse

    Synonyms:
    stir, excite, disturb, animate, wake up, stimulate, alarm, provoke, cheer

    Antonyms:
    allay, assuage, mitigate, pacify, compose, moderate, still, quiet

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  1. arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provokeverb

    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

    "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

    Synonyms:
    elevate, resurrect, force out, provoke, beset, send away, awake, levy, call forth, chivy, kick upstairs, give the sack, suggest, stimulate, lift, heighten, harry, upgrade, educe, dismiss, kick up, fire, leaven, chivvy, bring up, rouse, invoke, raise, wind up, recruit, inflame, chevvy, farm, extract, excite, grow, conjure, upraise, give the axe, prove, awaken, chevy, conjure up, conflagrate, molest, go off, displace, plague, wake, waken, turn on, enhance, give notice, terminate, fuel, wake up, can, sack, advance, perk up, stir, burn, burn down, put forward, sex, enkindle, evoke, rear, harass, draw out, set up, elicit, nurture, parent, energize, produce, erect, discharge, kindle, put up, promote, hassle, open fire, brace, energise, paint a picture, get up, call down, come alive

  2. wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, wakenverb

    stop sleeping

    "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

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

  3. raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forthverb

    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"

    Synonyms:
    elevate, resurrect, nominate, reproof, entreat, chide, mention, enkindle, provoke, kindle, assert, refer, leaven, call forth, grow, submit, kick upstairs, reprimand, posit, suggest, stimulate, lift, heighten, beseech, upgrade, advert, put up, educe, kick up, chew out, fire, set up, name, trounce, bring up, awake, state, raise, wind up, recruit, farm, extract, excite, lecture, conjure, rouse, upraise, adjure, rag, appeal, awaken, shake, conjure up, dress down, wake, waken, shift, turn on, boot, enhance, remonstrate, budge, chew up, wake up, sex, advance, perk up, machinate, jaw, prove, rebuke, invoke, agitate, have words, evoke, lambast, conspire, rear, press, cite, draw out, stir, elicit, take to task, bawl out, nurture, parent, energize, berate, produce, erect, reboot, bid, levy, call on the carpet, touch, lambaste, brace, complot, energise, paint a picture, get up, cabal, scold, call down, shake up, promote, put forward, come alive

  4. stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise, perk upverb

    cause to be alert and energetic

    "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

    Synonyms:
    gain vigor, shake up, excite, put forward, awake, get, shake, come alive, energize, perk up, pick up, enkindle, hasten, wake up, stir, wake, call down, energise, make, fire, elicit, bring up, stabilize, conjure up, cause, perk, induce, raise, waken, turn on, provoke, have, wind up, call forth, kindle, invoke, rouse, percolate, awaken, brace, poise, evoke, sex, rush, stabilise, stimulate, conjure, steady

  5. awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouseverb

    cause to become awake or conscious

    "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

    Synonyms:
    kindle, excite, bestir, put forward, awake, heat, energize, come alive, provoke, commove, inflame, rout out, perk up, agitate, energise, enkindle, wake up, stir, wake, elicit, conjure, brace, stimulate, fire, drive out, fire up, bring up, conjure up, raise, waken, turn on, call down, charge, wind up, call forth, invoke, charge up, rouse, awaken, ignite, evoke, sex, force out, stir up

  6. arouse, stirverb

    to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

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

  7. arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind upverb

    stimulate sexually

    "This movie usually arouses the male audience"

    Synonyms:
    wind, trip out, kindle, charge, excite, end up, put forward, awake, trip, shake up, shake, come alive, get off, commove, energize, perk up, agitate, hinge on, enkindle, wake up, stir, wake, elicit, energise, finish, stimulate, fire, rouse, finish up, bring up, depend upon, conjure up, fetch up, ride, depend on, devolve on, land up, hinge upon, raise, waken, turn on, call down, provoke, wind up, call forth, invoke, charge up, awaken, brace, evoke, sex, conjure, switch on

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. arouseverb

    Synonyms:
    incite, excite, animate, stimulate, warm, kindle, inspirit, provoke, instigate, awaken, raise, whet, stir up, wake up, summon up, set on, hurry on

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  1. arouseverb

    Synonyms:
    excite, rouse, animate, stimulate, awaken, revive, inspirit

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "arouse":

    awaken, raise, mobilize, provoke

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. arouse

    Synonyms:
    Make horny, make randy

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How to use arouse in a sentence?

  1. Carmel Harrington:

    Babies have a very powerful mechanism to let us know when they are not happy. Usually, if a baby is confronted with a life-threatening situation, such as difficulty breathing during sleep because they are on their tummies, they will arouse and cry out. What this research shows is that some babies don't have this same robust arousal response.

  2. Wilfredo Santos:

    We bought four (as sculptures) because of the curiosity they arouse.

  3. David Axelrod:

    In terms of his value, it's been smart not to overuse him, they've been using him in targeted digital appeals to constituencies that Democrats need to arouse in this election : young people and people of color, who did not come out in the numbers that Hillary Clinton had hoped four years ago.

  4. Charles Schwab:

    I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.

  5. Constantin Stanislavski:

    The direct effect on our mind is achieved by the words, the text, the thought, which arouse consideration. Our will is directly affected by the super-objective, by other objectives, by a through line of action. Our feelings are directly worked upon by tempo-rhythm.


Translations for arouse

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  • أثارArabic
  • събуждам, възбуждамBulgarian
  • erwecken, hervorrufen, anregen, wachkriegen, auslösen, aus dem Schlaf holen, erzeugen, reizen, wachmachen, erregen, wachrütteln, aufreizen, entfachen, aufweckenGerman
  • despertar, excitarSpanish
  • بیدار کردنPersian
  • kiihottaa, herättääFinnish
  • émoustiller, exciterFrench
  • spreagIrish
  • beothaichScottish Gaelic
  • जगानाHindi
  • risvegliare, provocare, arrapare, svegliare, eccitareItalian
  • לעוררHebrew
  • 자극하다Korean
  • whakahiwaMāori
  • opwekken, opwindenDutch
  • obudzić, budzićPolish
  • despertar, excitar, incitar, provocarPortuguese
  • возбужда́ть, возбуди́тьRussian

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