AROUSE


Meaning of AROUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈrau̇z ]

verb

( aroused ; arous·ing )

Etymology: a- (as in arise ) + rouse

Date: 1593

transitive verb

1. : to awaken from sleep

2. : to rouse or stimulate to action or to physiological readiness for activity : excite

the book aroused debate

intransitive verb

: to awake from sleep : stir

• arous·al ə-ˈrau̇-zəl noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.