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To emerge, or cause to emerge, from sleep or unconsciousness
“After doing so, she brushed her teeth and then attempted to arouse her siblings from sleep.”
To rouse or goad into action or feeling something
“Acts of this sort arouse every cultured person and no haziness or lack of clarity can excuse them.”
To rouse or inspire feelings, desires or emotions in
“The sight of the beautiful clear blue sky tends to arouse feelings of reverence, awe or spirituality.”
To cause or bring about the existence of something
“If the imperial court was so corrupt as to arouse a revolution, it should have lost its legitimacy long ago.”
To rejuvenate or give new life to
“He felt a bit guilty and empty because he had not found a cause to arouse his dormant passions.”
To stimulate or excite in a pleasurable way
“Tony's henchman was reluctant to hear the things that tended to arouse Troy McLure, especially after eating a whole plate of dingamagoo.”
To make happen or bring about
To have an emotional effect on
To excite someone, typically to upset or disturb them
To determine or dictate
To remember or bring back to mind
To obtain a reaction from someone, especially one of annoyance
To provide notice of a potential or current danger or risk
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