v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' rau ̇ z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: 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 - ' rau ̇ -z ə l \ noun