1. (

• arouse ,
• elicit ,
• enkindle ,
• kindle ,
• evoke ,
• fire ,
• raise ,
• provoke

) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" ;

2. (

• wake_up ,
• awake ,
• arouse ,
• awaken ,
• wake ,
• come_alive ,
• waken

) stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" ;

3. (

• raise ,
• conjure ,
• conjure_up ,
• invoke ,
• evoke ,
• stir ,
• call_down ,
• arouse ,
• bring_up ,
• put_forward ,
• call_forth

) 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" ;

4. (

• stimulate ,
• arouse ,
• brace ,
• energize ,
• energise ,
• perk_up ,

) cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" ;

5. (

• awaken ,
• wake ,
• waken ,
• rouse ,
• wake_up ,
• arouse ,

) cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." ;

6. (

• arouse ,
• stir ,

) to begin moving; "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" ;

7. (

• arouse ,
• sex ,
• excite ,
• turn_on ,
• wind_up

) stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" ;