arouse
Bring to life
Arouse means to stir up or awaken.
You can arouse someone from sleep, arouse their curiosity, or arouse suspicion.
Without an object, arouse typically means to become sexually excited: The film's love scene aroused him.
The noun form is arousal.
Arouse carries more intensity than simply wake or interest—it suggests something has been activated that was dormant.
Stimulate strong emotion
- invigorateTo fill with energy
- energizeSupply with vitality
- galvanizeStimulate into action
- animateGive life to
enliven · spark · ignite · kindle · fire · activate · spur · motivate
Intense wanting
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- passionIntense emotional drive
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
attraction · titillate · excite · seduce · entice · allure · tempt · sensuality
excite
Stimulate strong emotion
- invigorateTo fill with energy
- energizeSupply with vitality
- galvanizeStimulate into action
animate · enliven · spark · ignite · kindle · fire · activate · spur · motivate · inspire
evoke
Bring forth mentally
induce · generate · cause · create · spawn · produce · stir · kindle · awaken · inspire
desire
Intense wanting
yearning · attraction · titillate · excite · seduce · entice · allure · tempt · sensuality · intimacy
incite
Urge toward action
agitate · rile · anger · ire · fury · outrage · indignation · hostility · resentment · temper
stir
Mix by circling
consciousness · alertness · sleeper · slumber · drowsy · grogginess · sunrise · dawn · morning · alarm
arousecalm
Free from agitation
soothe · pacify · tranquilize · sedate · quiet
arouseput to sleep
Induce unconsciousness or death
sedate · tranquilize · lull · hypnotize · mesmerize
- sexual arousalBodily response to attraction
- emotional arousalIntensified psychological feeling state
aroused, arousal, arousing, arouses, arouser, unaroused, arousals, arousable