arouse

🇺🇸 /əˈraʊz/ 🇬🇧 /əˈraʊz/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000CEFR-C2
verb
R

to make someone feel something

The loud noise will arouse the baby from sleep.

R

to make someone feel sexual excitement

His touch can arouse strong feelings in her.

R

to make someone want to act

The speech will arouse people to help each other.

R

to wake someone up

Please arouse me at six o'clock tomorrow morning.

translation

v. to make someone feel something; to make someone feel sexual excitement; to make someone want to act; to wake someone up

Word Forms

3rd Present arouses
Past aroused
Perfect aroused
Progressive arousing