arouse

B2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /əˈɹæɔz/ UK /əˈɹaʊz/ See IPA manual

verb 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.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to cause a feeling or... raise awaken stir

2 verb · to wake someone from sleep. wake waken

3 verb · to make someone feel sexual... titillateturn on

Word family

Forms arousedarousesarousing

Derived forms arousablearousementarouserarousometerrearouse

Related forms arousalaroused

Etymology

From a- + rouse.

Topics

Cause, Change & Process

# 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

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