arouse :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (27)

awaken, waken, wake up

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

brace, stimulate, energize, energise, perk up

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

raise, call up, evoke, conjure, invoke, call forth

v. call to arms; of military personnel

fire, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

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

raise, bring up, invoke, call forth, put forward, conjure up, call down

v. 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"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (296)

revive, resuscitate

v. cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man"

rise, arise, get up, stand up, get to one's feet

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

wake, awake, awaken, waken, come alive, wake up

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

brace, arouse, stimulate, energize, energise, perk up

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

inflame, cause inflamation in

v. cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

whet, sharpen by rubbing

v. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

enkindle, kindle

v. cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

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

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

move, run, go

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

force out, rout out, drive out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

file, smooth with a file

v. smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

start, begin, commence, start up, embark on, get off the ground

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

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

inflame, cause inflamation in

v. cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

whet, sharpen by rubbing

v. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

electrify, charge with electricity

v. charge (a conductor) with electricity

charge, load

v. provide with munition; "He loaded his gun carefully"

stabilize, become stable

v. become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized"

brace, poise

v. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

brace, steady

v. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace; "brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel"

batten, secure, batten down

v. furnish with battens; "batten ships"

activate, make more adsorptive

v. of metals

activate, make active, enable, turn on, invoke, switch on, toggle on

v. make active or more active; "activate an old file"

stir, stimulate, excite

v. stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

activate, aerate

v. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

activate, make radioactive

v. make (substances) radioactive

lift, raise, elevate

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

vitalize, vitalise

v. make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"

animate, animize

v. give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons"

charge, load with a charge, place a charge on

v. fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"

set off, instigate, incite, stir up

v. provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

insult, affront

v. treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"

tickle, titillate

v. excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

gall, irk

v. irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"

outrage, incense, exasperate, enfuriate, infuriate

v. make furious

animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt

v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

cheer, hearten, embolden

v. give encouragement to

stir up, agitate, foment

v. try to stir up public opinion

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

impugn, attack as false, attack as wrong

v. attack as false or wrong

disregard, neglect, slight, ignore, cold-shoulder

v. have no respect for

displease, be offensive to

v. give displeasure to

bother, annoy

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

needle, goad, nettle

v. goad or provoke,as by constant criticism; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"

rag, bother, devil, nark, nettle, gravel, irritate, mortify, get to, get at, rile, annoy, vex

v. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

peeve

v. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

precipitate

v. bring about abruptly; "The crisis precipitated by Russia's revolution"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

expand, spread out

v. extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"

blow, be blowing

v. be blowing or storming; "The wind blew from the West"

air, vent, ventilate, air out

v. expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"

activate, aerate

v. aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter

fan

v. agitate the air

joggle, jiggle, wiggle

v. move to and fro; "Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"

oscillate, vibrate

v. move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"

bounce

v. leap suddenly; "He bounced to his feet"

bob, move up and down

v. move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

shudder, shiver, throb, thrill

v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

shake, agitate

v. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

goad, spur, give heart to

v. give heart or courage to

pull, pull in, draw in, attract

v. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"

precipitate, fall sharply

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

precipitate

v. fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; "Our economy precipitated into complete ruin"

awaken, waken, wake up, arouse

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

enkindle, kindle

v. cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

pull, draw, pull in, draw in, fetch, attract

v. attract or elicit; "The school attracts students with artistic talents"; "His playing drew a crowd"

force out, rout out, drive out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

summon, call for

v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

rush, stimulate, hasten, induce

v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"

aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate

v. exasperate or irritate

strike, impress, move, affect, make an impression on

v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

cause, make, have, stimulate, get, induce

v. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

induce, bring on

v. cause to arise; "induce a crisis"

shape, influence, regulate, determine

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

inspire

v. supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

trip, trigger, spark, activate, set off, actuate, spark off, trigger off, touch off

v. put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

spawn, breed, engender

v. call forth

develop, work out, evolve

v. work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

develop

v. be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";

breed, multiply

v. have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"

pique, offend

v. cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"

shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

shape, influence, regulate, determine

v. shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

inspire

v. supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

Synonyms (8)

call, send for

v. order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

work, bring, wreak, make for

v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

call, send for

v. order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"

Antonyms (34)

cause to sleep

v. make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"

kip, sleep, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's

v. be asleep

cool, chill, cool down, make cooler

v. make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"

dampen, reduce the amplitude of

v. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

moisten, dampen