definition of
arouse

[1] #1 arouse v. [elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke] call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy". wn

[2] #2 arouse v. [wake up, awake, awaken, wake, come alive, waken] stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock". wn

[3] #3 arouse v. [raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, bring up, put forward, call forth] 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". wn

[4] #4 arouse v. [stimulate, brace, energize, energise, perk up] cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate". wn

[5] #5 arouse v. [awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up] cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM.". wn