arouse

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

arouse [arouse arouses aroused arousing] BrE [əˈraʊz] NAmE [əˈraʊz] verb
1. ~ sth to make sb have a particular feeling or attitude
•to arouse sb's interest/curiosity/anger
•Her strange behaviour aroused our suspicions.
•Fox-hunting still succeeds in arousing a great deal of controversy.
2. ~ sb to make sb feel sexually excited
Syn: ↑excite
3. ~ sb to make you feel more active and want to start doing sth
•The whole community was aroused by the crime.
4. ~ sb (from sth) (formal)to wake sb from sleep
see also ↑rouse
Derived Word: ↑arousal
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from ↑rouse, on the pattern of the pair of rise, arise.

Example Bank:
•The announcement aroused considerable anxiety.
•The book aroused a lot of adverse criticism.
•The debate aroused strong feelings on both sides.
•The event aroused considerable interest and media coverage.
•The issue succeeds in arousing a great deal of controversy.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sex, excite, turn on, wind up, stir, awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, stimulate, brace, energize, energise, perk up, awake, come alive, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  cause to sleep, de-energize, de-energise, sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse off