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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈraʊz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈraʊz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə rouz)

Inflections of 'arouse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
arouses
v 3rd person singular
arousing
v pres p
aroused
v past
aroused
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•rouse /əˈraʊz/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], a•roused, a•rous•ing. 
  1. to stir up;
    excite: The fiery speech aroused the crowd.
  2. to stimulate sexually.
  3. to wake (somebody) up:She aroused them at noon.
Compare rouse.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•rouse  (ə rouz),USA pronunciation v., a•roused, a•rous•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to stir to action or strong response; excite:to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion.
  2. to stimulate sexually.
  3. to awaken;
    wake up:The footsteps aroused the dog.

v.i. 
  1. to awake or become aroused:At dawn the farmers began to arouse.
  • a-3 + rouse1, modeled on arise 1585–95
a•rous′a•bili•ty, n. 
a•rousa•ble, adj. 
a•rouser, n. 
    1. . animate; inspirit, inspire; incite, provoke, instigate; stimulate, kindle, fire.
    1. . calm.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
arouse /əˈraʊz/ vb
  1. (transitive) to evoke or elicit (a reaction, emotion, or response); stimulate
  2. to awaken from sleep
aˈrousal n
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