arouse
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arouse
- /əˈɹaʊz/ Canada, US, UK
- /əˈɹæɔz/ Australia
Rhymes with -aʊz
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English a-
Middle English rousen
English rouse
English arouse
From a- + rouse.
verb arouses · arousing · aroused
- To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique. to arouse compassion, jealousy, or anger
- To sexually stimulate. […] grinding against their partners like burlesque performers, which even in parody Terry found erotic—reminding him of the Persian belly dancer he'd seen at the college, whose sensual dancing aroused him despite her claim of high art.
- To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion. I can't wear wool underwear: it tends to arouse me at inappropriate times.
- To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse. He kenned not whether it was devil or mortal, but flung himself on the roadside and lay like a corp for an hour or more, till the rain aroused him.
