re arousal

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 + rouse1, modeled on arise

a·rous·a·bil·i·ty, noun
a·rous·a·ble, adjective
a·rous·al [uh-rou-zuhl] , noun
a·rous·er, noun
non·a·rous·al, noun
o·ver·a·rous·al, noun
re·a·rous·al, noun
re·a·rouse, verb, re·a·roused, re·a·rous·ing.
sem·i·a·rous·al, noun
sub·a·rous·al, noun
un·a·rous·a·ble, adjective
un·a·roused, adjective
un·a·rous·ing, adjective
well-a·roused, adjective

arose, arouse.


1. animate; inspirit, inspire; incite, provoke, instigate; stimulate, kindle, fire.


1. calm.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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arouse (əˈraʊz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (tr) to evoke or elicit (a reaction, emotion, or response); stimulate
2.  to awaken from sleep
 
a'rousal
 
n
 
a'rouser
 
n

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arouse
1590s, "awaken," from a- (1) "on" + rouse (q.v.). Related: Arousal (1854).
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