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arouse

verb
/əˈɹaʊz/CA/əˈɹæɔz/

Etymology

From a- + rouse.

  1. derived from russus
  2. derived from rous — “red-haired”
  3. formed as arouse — “a- + rouse”

Definitions

  1. To stimulate or induce (feelings)

    To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.

    • to arouse compassion, jealousy, or anger
    • Those insults aroused me to anger.

  2. To sexually stimulate.

    • […] 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.

  3. To wake from sleep or stupor

    To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.

    • 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.
    • 1996, Beruga (line translated by Dan Owsen), Terranigma. Nintendo of America. I have no idea who you are, but I thank you for arousing me.

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Derived

arousable, arousement, arouser, arousometer, rearouse

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at arouse. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01arouse02induce03persuasion04trying05irritating06exciting07stimulating08stimulates09stimulate

A definitional loop anchored at arouse. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at arouse

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA