English-Thai Dictionary

arouse

VT กระตุ้น  stir stir up stimulate kra-tun

 

arouse

VT ปลุก ให้ ตื่นขึ้น  pluk-hai tuen-khuen

 

arouse from

PHRV ปลุก ให้ ตื่น จาก  wake from pluk-hai-tuen-jak

 

arouse from

V กระตุ้น ให้ พ้น จาก  awaken from kra-tun-hai-pon-jak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AROUSE

v.t.arouz'. [Heb. ] To excite into action, that which is at rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion that which is languid; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.

 

AROUSED

pp. Excited into action; put in motion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AROUSE

A *rouse ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aroused; p. pr. & vb. n. Arousing. ]Etym: [Pref. a- + rouse. ]

 

Defn: To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties. Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse His brother, mighty sovereign on the host. Cowper. No suspicion was aroused. Merivale.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

arouse

a rouse |əˈrouz əˈraʊz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response ): something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions | the letter aroused in him a sense of urgency. • excite or provoke (someone ) to anger or strong emotions: an ability to influence the audience and to arouse the masses. • excite (someone ) sexually. 2 awaken (someone ) from sleep: she had been aroused by the telephone. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from rouse, on the pattern of the pair of rise, arise .

 

Oxford Dictionary

arouse

arouse |əˈraʊz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response ): something about the man aroused the guard's suspicions | the letter aroused in him a sense of urgency. • excite or provoke (someone ) to anger or strong emotions: an ability to influence the audience and to arouse the masses. • excite (someone ) sexually: his touch, which had so aroused her moments before, unnerved her now | (as adj. aroused ) : she told him how aroused she was. 2 awaken (someone ) from sleep: she had been aroused from deep slumber. DERIVATIVES arousable adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from rouse, on the pattern of the pair of rise, arise .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

arouse

arouse verb 1 they had aroused his suspicion: induce, prompt, trigger, stir up, bring out, kindle, fire, spark off, provoke, engender, cause, foster; literary enkindle. ANTONYMS allay. 2 his ability to arouse the masses: stir up, rouse, galvanize, excite, electrify, stimulate, inspire, inspirit, move, fire up, whip up, get going, inflame, agitate, goad, incite; rare inspirit. ANTONYMS pacify. 3 his touch aroused her: excite, stimulate, titillate; informal turn on, get going, give a thrill to, light someone's fire. ANTONYMS turn off. 4 she was aroused from her sleep: wake (up ), awaken, bring to, rouse; literary waken.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

arouse

arouse verb 1 they had aroused his hostility and suspicion: cause, induce, prompt, set off, trigger, stir up, inspire, call forth, call /bring into being, draw forth, bring out, excite, evoke, pique, whet, stir, engender, generate, kindle, fire, touch off, spark off, provoke, foster, whip up, sow the seeds of; literary enkindle. ANTONYMS allay. 2 an ability to influence the audience and to arouse the masses: stir up, rouse, excite, galvanize, electrify, stimulate, inspire, move, fire up, fire the enthusiasm of, fire the imagination of, get going, whip up, inflame, agitate, goad, provoke, spur on, urge, encourage, animate, incite, egg on; N. Amer. light a fire under; rare inspirit. ANTONYMS pacify. 3 his touch aroused her: excite, arouse sexually, stimulate, make feel sexually excited, make feel sexy, titillate; please, attract; informal turn on, get going, give someone a thrill, float someone's boat, do it for someone, light someone's fire, tickle someone's fancy. ANTONYMS turn off. 4 she was aroused from her sleep by her mother: wake, wake up, waken, awaken, bring to, bring around, rouse; Brit. informal knock up. ANTONYMS send to sleep.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

arouse

a rouse /əráʊz / (! -rouseは /raʊz /) 動詞 ～s ; ～d ; arousing 他動詞 1 〈事 物 人が 〉〈感情 関心 〉を引き起こす, 招く, 刺激する ;〈本能など 〉を刺激する ;〈反応 〉を引き起こす ▸ arouse suspicion 疑念を招く ▸ The movie aroused strong feelings in me .その映画は私に強い印象を与えた .2 〈人 事 物が 〉〈人 〉を怒らせる ; 刺激する ; 鼓舞する ; «…するように » 〈人など 〉を鼓舞する, 促す «to do » .3 〈人 〉を性的に興奮させる .4 ｟文 ｠〈人などが 〉〈人 〉を目覚めさせる, 起こす ;｟比喩的に ｠〈人などが 〉〈人 〉の目を覚まさせる .

 

aroused

a r ó used 形容詞 〖通例be ～〗性的に興奮して .