arouse
/əˈɹaʊz/ verb B2- To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique. · to arouse compassion, jealousy, or anger· Those insults aroused me to anger.
- To sexually stimulate.
- To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion. · I can't wear wool underwear: it tends to arouse me at inappropriate times.
- To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse. · 1996, Beruga (line translated by Dan Owsen), Terranigma. Nintendo of America. I have no idea who you are, but I thank you for arousing me.
He/she/it arouses · Past aroused · Past participle aroused · -ing form arousing
Verb forms
- Base form
- arouse
- He/she/it
- arouses
- Past
- aroused
- Past participle
- aroused
- -ing form
- arousing
From the library
So the Lion aroused himself and bounded forward as fast as he could go.
Those rules of deduction laid down in that article which aroused your scorn, are invaluable to me in practical work.
He had to pretend to be drunk in order to allay the suspicions which might have been aroused by his appearance at the gate.
Finally, with a start, he aroused himself from his reverie.
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