arouse
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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to awake or become aroused.
At dawn the farmers began to arouse.
verb
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(tr) to evoke or elicit (a reaction, emotion, or response); stimulate
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to awaken from sleep
Other Word Forms
- arousability noun
- arousable adjective
- arousal noun
- arouser noun
- rearouse verb
- unarousable adjective
- unarousing adjective
Etymology
Origin of arouse
Example Sentences
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Some lawyers who have worked on crypto-treasury deals say information leaks can not only arouse insider trading suspicions but also actually be harmful for pricing transactions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025
“Depositing the money all at once would probably arouse less suspicion with the bank than making a continuing series of deposits just under $10,000,” says Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025
Ethan must hide his intentions so as to not arouse suspicion, but his behavior is highly irregular, and folks who know him notice.
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024
After his release in February 2023, the director began formulating a plan to shoot “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” in a clandestine fashion, with a small crew, so as not to arouse suspicion.
From New York Times • May 25, 2024
That, in turn, could arouse nationalist sentiments among ethnic Koreans in the Chinese borderlands.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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