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"etymology_text": "a- + rouse.",
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{
"text": "to arouse compassion, jealousy, or anger",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad",
"text": "She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, page 96",
"text": "His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.",
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"To stimulate or induce (feelings)."
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"(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings)."
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"ref": "2006, Donald J. Young, Dancing by the Shore, page 12",
"text": "[…] grinding against their partners like burlesque performers, which even in parody Terry found erotic—reminding him of the Persian belly dancer he'd seen at the college, whose sensual dancing aroused him despite her claim of high art.",
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}
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"To sexually stimulate."
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"(transitive) To sexually stimulate."
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"text": "I can't wear wool underwear: it tends to arouse me at inappropriate times.",
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"To sexually stimulate.",
"To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion."
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"(transitive) To sexually stimulate.",
"(transitive, euphemistic) To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion."
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"ref": "1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide",
"text": "He kenned not whether it was devil or mortal, but flung himself on the roadside and lay like a corp for an hour or more, till the rain aroused him.",
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{
"text": "1996, Beruga (line translated by Dan Owsen), Terranigma. Nintendo of America.\nI have no idea who you are, but I thank you for arousing me."
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"To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse."
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"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "despertar"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "desvetllar"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "herättää"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "wachmachen"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "aufwecken"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "aus dem Schlaf holen"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "wachkriegen"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "wachrütteln"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "erwecken"
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"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "afypnízo",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "αφυπνίζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "ébreszt"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "felébreszt"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "kelt"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "felkelt"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "risvegliare"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "svegliare"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "whakahiwa"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "whakaara"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "whakaoho"
},
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"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to awaken",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "budzić"
},
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"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to awaken",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "obudzić"
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"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "despertar"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "probuždátʹ",
"sense": "to awaken",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пробужда́ть"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "probudítʹ",
"sense": "to awaken",
"tags": [
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"word": "пробуди́ть"
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"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "bodhayati",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "बोधयति"
},
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"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "beothaich"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 24 24 40",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "despertar"
}
]
}
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"ipa": "/əˈɹaʊz/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aʊz"
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"_dis1": "29 34 34 3",
"sense": "stimulate feelings",
"word": "animate"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "energize"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "inspire"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "enliven"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "turn on"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "sexually stimulate"
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"word": "wake up"
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"_dis1": "10 44 44 2",
"sense": "sexually stimulate",
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"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "grgṙel",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "գրգռել"
},
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"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "sǎbuždam",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "събуждам"
},
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"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
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},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "opwekken"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "herättää"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "provocar"
},
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"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "reizen"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "aufreizen"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "anregen"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "erregen"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "entfachen"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "erzeugen"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "auslösen"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "hervorrufen"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "xypnó",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "ξυπνώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "órnumi",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "ὄρνυμι"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "kelt"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "ébreszt"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "spreag"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "eccitare"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "provocare"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "stimolare"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "suscitare"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jageukhada",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "자극하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "whakahiwa"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "nanawe"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
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"imperfective"
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"word": "wzbudzać"
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"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
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"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
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"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "provocar"
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{
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "incitar"
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{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyzyvátʹ",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
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"word": "вызыва́ть"
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"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "výzvatʹ",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "вы́звать"
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"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
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"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "beothaich"
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"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
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"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
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"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
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"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "incitar"
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{
"_dis1": "31 33 33 3",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "concitar"
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"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
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"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "գրգռել"
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vǎzbuždam",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "възбуждам"
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{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "excitar"
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{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "opwinden"
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{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "amorveki"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "kiihottaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "émoustiller"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "exciter"
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{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "arreitar"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "aɣgzneba",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "აღგზნება"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "erregen"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "reizen"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "aufreizen"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "erethízo",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "ερεθίζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diegeíro",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "διεγείρω"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "felizgat"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "izgalomba hoz"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "eccitare"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "arrapare"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōfun suru",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "興奮する"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jageukhada",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "자극하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "tore"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "mi",
"english": "referring to a woman",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "pīkoikoi"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "tenne"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pobudzać"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pobudzić"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "podniecać"
},
{
"_dis1": "9 44 44 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
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"text": "1996, Beruga (line translated by Dan Owsen), Terranigma. Nintendo of America.\nI have no idea who you are, but I thank you for arousing me."
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"sense": "stimulate feelings",
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{
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{
"sense": "sexually stimulate",
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{
"word": "sexually stimulate"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "grgṙel",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "գրգռել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sǎbuždam",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "събуждам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "provocar"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "opwekken"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "herättää"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "provocar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "reizen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "aufreizen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "anregen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "erregen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "entfachen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "erzeugen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "auslösen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "hervorrufen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "xypnó",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "ξυπνώ"
},
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "órnumi",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "ὄρνυμι"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "kelt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "ébreszt"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "spreag"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "eccitare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "provocare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "stimolare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "suscitare"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jageukhada",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "자극하다"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "whakahiwa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "nanawe"
},
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "wzbudzać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "wzbudzić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "provocar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "incitar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyzyvátʹ",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "вызыва́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "výzvatʹ",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "вы́звать"
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "beothaich"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "provocar"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "incitar"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to stimulate feelings",
"word": "concitar"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "grgṙel",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "գրգռել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vǎzbuždam",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "възбуждам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "excitar"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "opwinden"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "amorveki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "kiihottaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "émoustiller"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "exciter"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "arreitar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "aɣgzneba",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "აღგზნება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "erregen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "reizen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "aufreizen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "erethízo",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "ερεθίζω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "diegeíro",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "διεγείρω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "felizgat"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "izgalomba hoz"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "eccitare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "arrapare"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōfun suru",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "興奮する"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jageukhada",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "자극하다"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "tore"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "referring to a woman",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "pīkoikoi"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "tenne"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pobudzać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "pobudzić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "podniecać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "podniecić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "provocar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "excitar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vozbuždátʹ",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "возбужда́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vozbudítʹ",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "возбуди́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"word": "excitar"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbudžuvaty",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "збуджувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbudyty",
"sense": "to sexually stimulate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "збудити"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "despertar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "desvetllar"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "herättää"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "wachmachen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "aufwecken"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "aus dem Schlaf holen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "wachkriegen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "wachrütteln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "erwecken"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "afypnízo",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "αφυπνίζω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "ébreszt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "felébreszt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "kelt"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "felkelt"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "risvegliare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "svegliare"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "whakahiwa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "whakaara"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "whakaoho"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to awaken",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "budzić"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to awaken",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "obudzić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "despertar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "probuždátʹ",
"sense": "to awaken",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пробужда́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "probudítʹ",
"sense": "to awaken",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "пробуди́ть"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "bodhayati",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "बोधयति"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "beothaich"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to awaken",
"word": "despertar"
}
],
"word": "arouse"
}
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