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English to English verb
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call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |  | Example: arouse pity raise a smile evoke sympathy
source: wordnet30
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stop sleeping |  | Example: She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
source: wordnet30
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summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic |  | Example: raise the specter of unemployment he conjured wild birds in the air call down the spirits from the mountain
source: wordnet30
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cause to be alert and energetic |  | Example: Coffee and tea stimulate me This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
source: wordnet30
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cause to become awake or conscious |  | Example: He was roused by the drunken men in the street Please wake me at 6 AM.
source: wordnet30
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to begin moving, |  | Example: As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir
source: wordnet30
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stimulate sexually |  | Example: This movie usually arouses the male audience
source: wordnet30
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To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties. |  | source: webster1913
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