Arouse

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VERB

elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

wake up, awake, awaken, wake, come alive

stop sleeping

raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke

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

stimulate, brace, energize, energise, perk up

cause to be alert and energetic

awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up

cause to become awake or conscious

stir

to begin moving

sex, excite, turn on, wind up

stimulate sexually

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