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arouse

verb

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
Synonyms: elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise
stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
Synonyms: awake, awaken, come alive, wake, waken, wake up Antonyms: fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse off
evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
Synonyms: bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir
cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn''t stimulate"
Synonyms: brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate Antonyms: de-energize, de-energise, de-energize, de-energise, sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise
cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
Synonyms: awaken, rouse, wake, waken, wake up Antonyms: cause to sleep
to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
Synonyms: stir
stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
Synonyms: excite, sex, turn on, wind up