Word Frequency
arouse (əˈraʊz
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Definitions
verb
- tr to evoke or elicit (a reaction, emotion, or response); stimulate
- to awaken from sleep
Derived Forms
aˈrousal nounaˈrouser noun
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = stimulate, encourage, inspire, prompt, spark, spur, foster, provoke, rouse, stir up, inflame, incite, instigate, whip up, summon up, whet, kindle, foment, call forth,
= inflame, move, warm, excite, spur, provoke, animate, prod, stir up, agitate, quicken, enliven, goad, foment
Translations for 'arouse'
- British English: arouse If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude. VERBWe left in the daytime so as not to arouse suspicion.
- Brazilian Portuguese: provocar
- Chinese: 引起
- European Spanish: despertar
- French: susciter
- German: wecken
- Italian: destare
- Japanese: 引き起こす
- Korean: 불러일으키다
- Portuguese: provocar
- Spanish: despertar
Example Sentences Including 'arouse'
A replication of life in a shape not associated with life might arouse horror.The Complete Stories Volume 2
But if politics has lost its power to arouse passions in the Irish heart, sport more than makes up for it.Irish Times (2002)
Cable companies who make an unpopular choice arouse a particularly savage public indignation.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
In his macabre fashion, bin Laden did more than arouse the fear of invisible terror.India Today (2002)
Nor were they to arouse his slightest suspicion that they were on to him.Displaced Person
Nothing, therefore, could arouse greater indignation than a pictures blackout in betting shops.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
She would have to modify her questioning technique so as not to arouse undue suspicion.Dreams of Innocence
The element of secrecy is also extended to the getting of the food so as not to arouse suspicion.Coping with Bulimia
This is an exercise that federal politicians don't much like since some worry that such numbers might arouse regional resentments.Globe and Mail (2003)
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