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arouse
[ uh-rouz ]
verb (used with object)
- to stir to action or strong response; excite:
to arouse a crowd;
to arouse suspicion.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- to stimulate sexually.
- to awaken; wake up:
The footsteps aroused the dog.
verb (used without object)
- to awake or become aroused:
At dawn the farmers began to arouse.
arouse
/ əˈʊ /
verb
- tr to evoke or elicit (a reaction, emotion, or response); stimulate
- to awaken from sleep
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܲ, noun
- ˈdzܲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·dzܲ····ٲ [uh, -rou-z, uh, -, bil, -i-tee] noun
- ·dzܲ·· adjective
- ·dzܲ· [uh, -, rou, -z, uh, l], noun
- ·dzܲ· noun
- ··dzܲ verb rearoused rearousing
- un··dzܲ·· adjective
- ܲ··dzܲ·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
"They provide heads of state and government with a good excuse to break existing schedules for urgent discussions on current problems without arousing public expectations," he wrote in his book, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice.
She’s intrigued, but it’s not proper, and yet she is still aroused.
He says that she had been riding her bicycle by herself and she arrived at the hospital without a backpack or anything else that might have aroused suspicion.
They did not look as gaunt as the hostages freed a week earlier - their appearance had aroused anger in Israel and elsewhere.
She says she could feel he was aroused through his trousers.
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