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a⋅rouse

   [uh-rouz]
verb, a⋅roused, a⋅rous⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion.
2. to stimulate sexually.
3. to awaken; wake up: The footsteps aroused the dog.
–verb (used without object)
4. to awake or become aroused: At dawn the farmers began to arouse.
Origin:
1585–95; a- 3 + rouse 1 , modeled on arise
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a·rouse     (ə-rouz')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   a·roused, a·rous·ing, a·rous·es

v.   tr.
  1. To awaken from or as if from sleep.
  2. To stir up; excite: The odd sight aroused our curiosity. See Synonyms at provoke.
  3. To stimulate sexual desire in.

v.   intr.
To be or become aroused.


[From rouse, on the model of such pairs as rise, arise.]

a·rous'al n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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aroused

adjective
1. aroused to action; "the aroused opposition" 
2. emotionally aroused [syn: stimulated] 
3. brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a fight" 
4. feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" 
5. keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: ablaze] 
6. (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise" 

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