arouse B2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /əˈɹæɔz/ UK /əˈɹaʊz/ See IPA manual Freq #18054 Meanings 1 verb To cause a feeling or reaction in someone. The strange noise aroused my curiosity. 2 verb To wake someone from sleep. The loud thunder aroused her in the middle of the night. 3 verb To make someone feel sexual desire. The romantic scene was clearly meant to arouse the audience. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to cause a feeling or... raiseawakenstir 2 verb · to wake someone from sleep. wakewaken 3 verb · to make someone feel sexual... titillateturn on Word family Forms arousedarousesarousing Derived forms arousablearousementarouserarousometerrearouse Related forms arousalaroused Common collocations arouse pity Verb + noun Etymology AI details From a- + rouse. Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # arouse **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /əˈɹæɔz/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈɹaʊz/ **Frequency rank:** 18054 ## Meanings 1. To cause a feeling or reaction in someone. 2. To wake someone from sleep. 3. To make someone feel sexual desire. ## Examples - The strange noise aroused my curiosity. - The loud thunder aroused her in the middle of the night. - The romantic scene was clearly meant to arouse the audience. ## Derived Forms - arousable - arousement - arouser - arousometer - rearouse ## Related Forms - arousal - aroused ## Etymology From a- + rouse. ## AI Etymology Arouse is from a- plus rouse. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a verb, arouse denotes to cause a feeling or reaction in someone, to wake someone from sleep, and to make someone feel sexual desire. The same word family continues in derived forms such as arousable, arousement, arouser, and arousometer and related entries such as arousal and aroused. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown