arouse
To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
Example
“Those insults aroused me to anger.”
Other meanings
To sexually stimulate.
To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.
Synonyms
- fire
- raise
Related words
- arousable
- arousement
- arouser
- arousometer
- rearouse
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “arouse” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.