Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to arouse
Participle: aroused
Gerund: arousing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | arouse |
| you | arouse |
| he;she;it | arouses |
| we | arouse |
| you | arouse |
| they | arouse |
Perfect
| I | have aroused |
| you | have aroused |
| he;she;it | has aroused |
| we | have aroused |
| you | have aroused |
| they | have aroused |
Past
| I | aroused |
| you | aroused |
| he;she;it | aroused |
| we | aroused |
| you | aroused |
| they | aroused |
Pluperfect
| I | had aroused |
| you | had aroused |
| he;she;it | had aroused |
| we | had aroused |
| you | had aroused |
| they | had aroused |
Future
| I | will arouse |
| you | will arouse |
| he;she;it | will arouse |
| we | will arouse |
| you | will arouse |
| they | will arouse |
Future Perfect
| I | will have aroused |
| you | will have aroused |
| he;she;it | will have aroused |
| we | will have aroused |
| you | will have aroused |
| they | will have aroused |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | arouse |
| you | arouse |
| he;she;it | arouse |
| we | arouse |
| you | arouse |
| they | arouse |
Perfect
| I | have aroused |
| you | have aroused |
| he;she;it | have aroused |
| we | have aroused |
| you | have aroused |
| they | have aroused |
Imperfect
| I | aroused |
| you | aroused |
| he;she;it | aroused |
| we | aroused |
| you | aroused |
| they | aroused |
Pluperfect
| I | had aroused |
| you | had aroused |
| he;she;it | had aroused |
| we | had aroused |
| you | had aroused |
| they | had aroused |
Conditional
Present
| I | would arouse |
| you | would arouse |
| he;she;it | would arouse |
| we | would arouse |
| you | would arouse |
| they | would arouse |
Perfect
| I | would have aroused |
| you | would have aroused |
| he;she;it | would have aroused |
| we | would have aroused |
| you | would have aroused |
| they | would have aroused |
Imperative
| you | arouse |
| we | Let's arouse |
| you | arouse |
Verbs conjugated like 'arouse'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'arouse'
carouse,
grouse,
rouse,
abuse,
accuse,
affuse,
alose,
amuse,
araise,
argue,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to become conscious after having slept
- abraid, arise, awake, awaken, rouse, stir, wake, wake up, waken
- stimulate feelings
- enliven
- sexually stimulate
- sexually stimulate
- wake from sleep or stupor
- awaken, wake
- to cause somebody to stop sleeping
- awake, awaken, bring round, cry, knock up, rouse, roust, uprouse, wake, wake up, waken
- To stimulate feelings.
- enliven
- excite
- urge, titillate, provoke, incite, stimulate, kindle, prod
- awaken
- wake, arise, rouse, animate, spur, coax
Antonyms
- excite
- calm, compose, appease, assuage
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From a- + rouse.
Sample Sentences
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[...] a show of his teeth. Her husband and children were her entire world, and in these she ruled more by entreaty and persuasion than by command or argument. There was only one thing that was capable of arousing her, and that provocation came in on the side of her unusually gentle and sympathetic nature; — anything in the shape of cruelty would throw her into a passion, which was the more alarming and [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] lay as if a great stone had fallen on it. Her baby raised himself up against her, and stroked her cheeks with his little hands; and, springing up and down, crowing and chatting, seemed determined to arouse her. She strained him suddenly and tightly in her arms, and slowly one tear after another fell on his wondering, unconscious face; and gradually she seemed, and little by little, to grow calmer, and [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ O dear ! you _can’t_ read—poor souls ! ” and she hid her face in the pillow and sobbed, while many a smothered sob from those she was addressing, who were kneeling on the floor, aroused her.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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One night, after all in Tom's cabin were sunk in sleep, he was suddenly aroused by seeing her face at the hole between the logs, that served for a window. She made a silent gesture for him to come out.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)