AROUSE


Meaning of AROUSE in English

■ verb

1》 evoke (a feeling or response).

↘provoke to anger or other strong emotion.

↘excite sexually.

2》 awaken from sleep.

Derivatives

arousable adjective

arousal noun

Origin

C16: from rouse , on the pattern of the pair of rise , arise .

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