Verb

• S: (v) arouse (arouse%2:37:00::), elicit (elicit%2:37:00::), enkindle (enkindle%2:37:00::), kindle (kindle%2:37:00::), evoke (evoke%2:37:00::), fire (fire%2:37:00::), raise (raise%2:37:08::), provoke (provoke%2:37:00::) (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)) "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
• S: (v) wake up (wake_up%2:29:00::), awake (awake%2:29:00::), arouse (arouse%2:29:05::), awaken (awaken%2:29:01::), wake (wake%2:29:01::), come alive (come_alive%2:29:00::), waken (waken%2:29:00::) (stop sleeping) "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
• S: (v) raise (raise%2:36:01::), conjure (conjure%2:36:00::), conjure up (conjure_up%2:36:00::), invoke (invoke%2:36:00::), evoke (evoke%2:36:02::), stir (stir%2:36:00::), call down (call_down%2:36:00::), arouse (arouse%2:36:00::), bring up (bring_up%2:36:00::), put forward (put_forward%2:36:00::), call forth (call_forth%2:36:00::) (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"
• S: (v) stimulate (stimulate%2:29:00::), arouse (arouse%2:29:00::), brace (brace%2:29:00::), energize (energize%2:29:00::), energise (energise%2:29:00::), perk up (perk_up%2:29:01::) (cause to be alert and energetic) "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
• S: (v) awaken (awaken%2:29:00::), wake (wake%2:29:02::), waken (waken%2:29:01::), rouse (rouse%2:29:02::), wake up (wake_up%2:29:01::), arouse (arouse%2:29:01::) (cause to become awake or conscious) "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
• S: (v) arouse (arouse%2:38:00::), stir (stir%2:38:04::) (to begin moving) "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
• S: (v) arouse (arouse%2:37:01::), sex (sex%2:37:00::), excite (excite%2:37:01::), turn on (turn_on%2:37:00::), wind up (wind_up%2:37:00::) (stimulate sexually) "This movie usually arouses the male audience"