arouse
verb/əˈraʊz/
/əˈraʊz/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they arouse | /əˈraʊz/ /əˈraʊz/ |
| he / she / it arouses | /əˈraʊzɪz/ /əˈraʊzɪz/ |
| past simple aroused | /əˈraʊzd/ /əˈraʊzd/ |
| past participle aroused | /əˈraʊzd/ /əˈraʊzd/ |
| -ing form arousing | /əˈraʊzɪŋ/ /əˈraʊzɪŋ/ |
- arouse something to make somebody have a particular feeling or attitude
- to arouse somebody’s interest/curiosity/anger
- Her strange behaviour aroused our suspicions.
- Fox hunting still succeeds in arousing a great deal of controversy.
Extra Examples- The announcement aroused considerable anxiety.
- The book aroused a lot of adverse criticism.
- The debate aroused strong feelings on both sides.
- The event aroused considerable interest and media coverage.
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- arouse somebody to make somebody feel sexually excited synonym excite
- arouse somebody to make somebody feel more active and want to start doing something
- The whole community was aroused by the crime.
- arouse somebody (from something) (formal) to wake somebody from sleep see also rouse
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from rouse, on the pattern of the pair of rise, arise.
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