Arouses

Synonyms for "arouses" (234 found)

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Verb(23 words)

awaken awake energize excite fire kindle perk up rouse stimulate turn on wake wake up waken animate beghast brace bright brighten bring round bring up

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call call down call forth

awaken raise stimulate wake up activate actuate aggravate agitate alarm alert anger animate annoy awake bestir blow the coals blow up bring forth bring out bring to light

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bristle call forth call out call up

Related words (117)

induce inflame infuriate instigate interest invigorate irritate jazz up key up kindle knock knock up lather up light the fuse light up liven madden miff motivate move

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Verb(25 words)

inflame inspire inspirit invigorate invoke jazz knock up leaven liven liven up provoke put forward quicken raise roust sex sex up sexually stimulate spice spice up

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stir titillate uprouse vitalise wind up

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War arouses the animal in man.

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Everything he sees arouses his curiosity.

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This has moderate spiciness but arouses appetite.

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This is moderately spicy but arouses appetite.

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