AROUSE

(verb) stop sleeping
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
synonyms : awake , awaken , come alive , wake , wake up , waken
(verb) cause to become awake or conscious
"He was roused by the drunken men in the street", "Please wake me at 6 AM."
synonyms : awaken , rouse , wake , wake up , waken
(verb) cause to be alert and energetic
"Coffee and tea stimulate me", "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"
synonyms : brace , energise , energize , perk up , stimulate
During exam days coffe & tea energise me. -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) 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"
synonyms : bring up , call down , call forth , conjure , conjure up , evoke , invoke , put forward , raise , stir
(verb) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"arouse pity", "raise a smile", "evoke sympathy"
synonyms : elicit , enkindle , evoke , fire , kindle , provoke , raise
“the incident fired his imagination”, “the movie kindled interest in”, “his curt reply provoked her to” -added by nsrees
The drug had the power to elicit human emotions. -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) stimulate sexually
"This movie usually arouses the male audience"
synonyms : excite , sex , turn on , wind up
(verb) to begin moving,
"As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
synonyms : stir

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