arouse

Words with a similar base: arouse

'arouse'

[arouse.v.01] as in: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Examples:
arouse pity
raise a smile
evoke sympathy

'arouse'

[wake_up.v.02] as in: stop sleeping

Examples:
She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock

'arouse'

[raise.v.07] as in: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Examples:
raise the specter of unemployment
he conjured wild birds in the air
call down the spirits from the mountain

'arouse'

[stimulate.v.04] as in: cause to be alert and energetic

Examples:
Coffee and tea stimulate me
This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate

'arouse'

[awaken.v.01] as in: cause to become awake or conscious

Examples:
He was roused by the drunken men in the street
Please wake me at 6 AM.

'arouse'

[arouse.v.06] as in: to begin moving,

Examples:
As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir

'arouse'

[arouse.v.07] as in: stimulate sexually

Examples:
This movie usually arouses the male audience

Origins

					arouse (English)
├── a- (English)
│   ├── a- (Anglo-Norman)
│   │   └── e- (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   │       └── ex- (Latin)
│   ├── a- (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   │   └── a- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   ├── ab (Latin)
│   └── ἀ- (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── rouse (English)
    └── rowsen (Middle English (1100-1500))

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