arouse in WordNet English dictionary

1. cause to be alert and energetic
   "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
   stimulate  arouse  brace  energize  energise  perk up 
   
2. cause to become awake or conscious
   "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
   awaken  wake  waken  rouse  wake up  arouse 
   
3. stop sleeping
   "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
   wake up  awake  arouse  awaken  wake  come alive  waken 
   
4. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
   "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
   raise  conjure  conjure up  invoke  evoke  stir  call down  arouse  bring up  put forward  call forth 
   
5. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
   "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
   arouse  elicit  enkindle  kindle  evoke  fire  raise  provoke 
   
6. stimulate sexually
   "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
   arouse  sex  excite  turn on  wind up 
   
7. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
   arouse  stir