To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
to arouse compassion, jealousy, or anger
To sexually stimulate.
[…] grinding against their partners like burlesque performers, which even in parody Terry found erotic—reminding him of the Persian belly dancer he'd seen at the college, whose sensual dancing aroused him despite her claim of high art.
To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.
He kenned not whether it was devil or mortal, but flung himself on the roadside and lay like a corp for an hour or more, till the rain aroused him.
From a- + rouse.
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