arouse /əˈɹaʊz/ verb4 •To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.Those insults aroused me to anger. •To sexually stimulate. •To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.I can't wear wool underwear: it tends to arouse me at inappropriate times. •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. — 1902 formsaroused · arousing · arouses · arouseth · arousest