All arouse synonyms

verb arouse

• awaken — To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling.
• rouse — to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
• stir — to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
• incite — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
• instigate — to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
• inflame — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
• kindle — (of animals, especially rabbits) to bear (young); produce (offspring).
• spark — Muriel (Sarah) (Camberg) 1918–2006, British novelist and writer, born in Scotland.
• provoke — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
• spur — a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
• stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
• whip up — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
• foment — to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble; to foment discontent.
• thrill — to affect with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, as to produce a tremor or tingling sensation through the body.
• warm — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
• move — to pass from one place or position to another.
• goad — a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
• agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
• alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
• foster — to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
• call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
• send — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
• whet — to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
• rally — to ridicule in a good-natured way; banter.
• animate — Something that is animate has life, in contrast to things like stones and machines which do not.
• waken — to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.
• challenge — A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
• turn on — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• work up — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
• fire up — start ignition of
• heat up — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
• produce — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
• stir up — to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.