1. arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Example Sentences:
'arouse pity'
'raise a smile'
'evoke sympathy'

• elicit
• enkindle
• evoke
• fire
• kindle
• provoke
• raise

2. arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken

stop sleeping

Example Sentences:
'She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock'

• awake
• awaken
• come alive
• wake
• wake up
• waken

3. arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Example Sentences:
'raise the specter of unemployment'
'he conjured wild birds in the air'
'call down the spirits from the mountain'

• bring up
• call down
• call forth
• conjure
• conjure up
• evoke
• invoke
• put forward
• raise
• stir

4. arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate

cause to be alert and energetic

Example Sentences:
'Coffee and tea stimulate me'
'This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate'

• brace
• energise
• energize
• perk up
• stimulate

5. arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, wake up, waken

cause to become awake or conscious

Example Sentences:
'He was roused by the drunken men in the street'
'Please wake me at 6 AM.'

• awaken
• rouse
• wake
• wake up
• waken

6. arouse, stir

to begin moving,

Example Sentences:
'As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir'

• stir

7. arouse, excite, sex, turn on, wind up

stimulate sexually

Example Sentences:
'This movie usually arouses the male audience'

• excite
• sex
• turn on
• wind up