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Results for: "arouse"

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Translations:

arouse
→ herättää

English definitions WordNet

VERB 7

  1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

    • “arouse pity”
    • “raise a smile”
    • “evoke sympathy”
    Synonymselicitenkindlekindleevokefireraiseprovoke

  2. stop sleeping

    • “She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”
    Synonymswake upawakeawakenwakecome alivewaken

  3. 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”
    Synonymsraiseconjureconjure upinvokeevokestircall downbring upput forwardcall forth
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  1. cause to be alert and energetic

    • “Coffee and tea stimulate me”
    • “This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate”
    Synonymsstimulatebraceenergizeenergiseperk up

  2. cause to become awake or conscious

    • “He was roused by the drunken men in the street”
    • “Please wake me at 6 AM.”
    Synonymsawakenwakewakenrousewake up

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

    Synonymsstir

  4. stimulate sexually

    • “This movie usually arouses the male audience”
    Synonymssexexciteturn onwind up