English
Etymology
a- rouse
Pronunciation
Verb
arouse (third-person singular simple present arous present participle ing simple past and past participle aroused
To stimulate feelings.
The new building proposals in the village are arousing unneeded discomfort.
to arouse compassion; to arouse jealousy; to arouse anger
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“ My tastes,” he said, still smiling, “ incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet.” And, to tease her and arouse her to combat : “ I prefer a farandole to a nocturne ; I'd rather have a painting than an etching ; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects; [ …] 1967 Barbara Sleigh , Jessamy 1993 edition, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, →ISBN 96 :His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.
To sexually stimulate .
I can't keep my eyes off the dancer; she arouses me greatly.
( euphemistic ) 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 .
She was snoring and nothing would arouse her.
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.
Synonyms
Translations
to stimulate feelings
Armenian: գրգռել (hy) ( grgṙel )
Bulgarian: събуждам (bg) ( sǎbuždam )
Catalan: provocar (ca)
Dutch: opwekken (nl)
Finnish: herättää (fi)
Galician: provocar (gl)
German: reizen (de) , aufreizen anregen (de) , erregen (de) , entfachen (de) , erzeugen (de) , auslösen (de) , hervorrufen (de)
Greek: ξυπνώ (el) ( xypnó )
Ancient Greek: ὄρνυμι ( órnumi )
Hungarian: kelt (hu) , ébreszt (hu)
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Irish: spreag
Italian: eccitare (it) , provocare (it)
Korean: 자극하다 (ko) ( jageukhada )
Maori: whakahiwa nanawe
Polish: wzbudzać (pl) impf wzbudzić (pl) pf
Portuguese: provocar (pt) , incitar (pt)
Russian: вызыва́ть (ru) impf ( vyzyvátʹ ) , вы́звать (ru) pf ( výzvatʹ )
Scottish Gaelic: beothaich
Spanish: provocar (es) , incitar (es) , concitar (es)
to sexually stimulate
Armenian: գրգռել (hy) ( grgṙel )
Bulgarian: възбуждам (bg) ( vǎzbuždam )
Catalan: excitar (ca)
Dutch: opwinden (nl)
Finnish: kiihottaa (fi)
French: émoustiller (fr) , exciter (fr)
Georgian: აღგზნება ( aɣgzneba )
German: erregen (de) , reizen (de) , aufreizen
Greek: ερεθίζω (el) ( erethízo ) , διεγείρω (el) ( diegeíro )
Hungarian: felizgat (hu) , izgalomba hoz
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Italian: eccitare (it) , arrapare (it)
Korean: 자극하다 (ko) ( 어라우즈 )
Maori: tore pīkoikoi ( referring to a woman )
Norwegian: tenne
Polish: pobudzać (pl) impf pobudzić (pl) pf podniecać (pl) impf podniecić (pl) pf
Portuguese: provocar (pt) , excitar (pt)
Russian: возбужда́ть (ru) impf ( vozbuždátʹ ) , возбуди́ть (ru) pf ( vozbudítʹ )
Spanish: excitar (es)
to awaken
Catalan: despertar (ca) , desvetllar (ca)
Finnish: herättää (fi)
German: wachmachen aufwecken (de) , aus dem Schlaf holen wachkriegen wachrütteln (de) , erwecken (de)
Greek: αφυπνίζω (el) ( afypnízo )
Hungarian: ébreszt (hu) , felébreszt (hu) , kelt (hu) , felkelt (hu)
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Italian: risvegliare (it) , svegliare (it)
Maori: whakahiwa whakaara whakaoho
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Portuguese: despertar (pt)
Russian: пробужда́ть (ru) impf ( probuždátʹ ) , пробуди́ть (ru) pf ( probudítʹ )
Scottish Gaelic: beothaich
Spanish: despertar (es)
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