• stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
• cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
• cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn''t stimulate"
• evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "Arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
• stimulate sexually; "This movie usually Arouses the male audience"
• to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

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