"arouse" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əˈraʊz/ Audio: en-us-arouse.ogg [US] Forms: arouse [canonical], arouses [third-person, singular], aroused [past], aroused [past, participle], arousing [present, participle]
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  1. If something arouses a feeling or emotion, it causes that feeling or emotion.
    Sense id: simple-arouse-en-verb-O8BOpdxG
  2. If something arouses you, it makes you feel alert and pay attention.
    Sense id: simple-arouse-en-verb-IQVgRt-9 Categories (other): Verbs
  3. I you are aroused, you feel sexually excited.
    Sense id: simple-arouse-en-verb-cETm4EbT
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