arouse

verbs

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

"arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise

is derived from

stop sleeping

"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken

is derived from

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"

arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir

cause to be alert and energetic

"Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate

cause to become awake or conscious

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

arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, wake up, waken

is derived from

is derived from

to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

arouse, stir

stimulate sexually

"This movie usually arouses the male audience"

arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up