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1
to cause to stop sleeping
- the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep
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2
to cease to be asleep
- set the alarm so we would arouse at 5:00 a.m.
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3
to rouse to strong feeling or action
- the court's controversial decision aroused many to protest and to lobby the legislature for a constitutional amendment
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- calm,
- soothe,
- subdue,
- tranquilize
- (also tranquillize)
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“Arouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arouse. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of arouse was circa 1616
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