arouse

v., a·roused, a·rous·ing, a·rous·es.

v.tr.

1. To awaken from or as if from sleep.
2. To stir up; excite: The odd sight aroused our curiosity. See synonyms at provoke.
3. To stimulate sexual desire in.

v.intr.
To be or become aroused.

[From ROUSE, on the model of such pairs as rise, arise.]

arousal a·rous'al n.

verb

1. To cease sleeping: awake, awaken, rouse, stir, wake, waken. See awareness/unawareness.
2. To induce or elicit (a reaction or emotion): awake, awaken, kindle, raise, rouse, stir, waken. See excite/bore/interest.

v

Definition: cause
Antonyms: allay

v

Definition: excite
Antonyms: turn off

v

Definition: excite, entice
Antonyms: bore, calm, lull, quiet

v

Definition: stir up
Antonyms: pacify

v

Definition: wake
Antonyms: put to sleep, send to sleep

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A readiness response; a state of readiness to make behavioral responses.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fremkalde, vække, få til at vågne, tænde
v. intr. - vågne, vågne op

Nederlands (Dutch)
oproepen, activeren, wakker schudden, opwinden, aansporen, provoceren

Français (French)
v. tr. - éveiller, réveiller, susciter, exciter, provoquer, stimuler, pousser à agir, secouer
v. intr. - se réveiller, s'animer

Deutsch (German)
v. - erwecken, aufwecken, erregen, aufwachen, erwachen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αφυπνίζω, διεγείρω, εξάπτω

Italiano (Italian)
eccitare, stimolare, suscitare, svegliare, svegliarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - acordar, despertar, provocar

Русский (Russian)
будить, пробуждать, вызывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - suscitar, provocar, despertar
v. intr. - despertarse, espabilarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - uppväcka, liva upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
唤起, 激起...的情欲, 激动, 使奋发, 叫醒, 发奋, 醒来

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 喚起, 激起...的情欲, 激動, 使奮發, 叫醒
v. intr. - 發奮, 激動, 醒來

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 깨우다, 자극하다, 환기시키다
v. intr. - 눈을 뜨다, 각성하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 呼び起こす, 刺激する, 起こす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوقظ, يثير, يستحث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עורר, העיר, דרבן לפעולה‬
v. intr. - ‮התעורר‬

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