arouse

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈraʊz/

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Verb

Plain form arouse

Third-person singular arouses

Past tense aroused

Past participle aroused

Present participle arousing

1. (transitive) If something arouses a feeling or emotion, it causes that feeling or emotion.

   Superiority arouses either anger or jealous of people.

2. (intransitive) If something arouses you, it makes you feel alert and pay attention.

   I was aroused by a noise outside.

3. (transitive) I you are aroused, you feel sexually excited.

   I felt aroused every time she walked by.

Related words

• arousal