Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"arouse pity"
"raise a smile"
"evoke sympathy"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 2
"This movie usually arouses the male audience"
Kinds of:
tempt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 4
"Coffee and tea stimulate me"
"This herbal infusion doesn''t stimulate"
Type of:
affect
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 5
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb
Sense 6
"He was roused by the drunken men in the street"
"Please wake me at 6 AM."
Opposites:
cause to sleep
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 7
"raise the specter of unemployment"
"he conjured wild birds in the air"
"stir a disturbance"
"call down the spirits from the mountain"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
74%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
83
Times Searched
1
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