Arouses

verb

1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

   “arouse pity”

   Synonymselicitenkindlekindleevokefire

2. stop sleeping

   “She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”

   Synonymswake upawakeawakenwakecome alive

3. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

   “raise the specter of unemployment”

   Synonymsraiseconjureconjure upinvokeevoke

4. cause to be alert and energetic

   “Coffee and tea stimulate me”

   Synonymsstimulatebraceenergizeenergiseperk up

5. cause to become awake or conscious

   “He was roused by the drunken men in the street”

   Synonymsawakenwakewakenrousewake up

6. to begin moving

   “As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir”

   Synonymsstir