call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); arouse pity; raise a smile; evoke sympathy
[ Syn: elicit , enkindle , kindle , evoke , fire , raise , provoke ]
stop sleeping; She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
[ Syn: wake up , awake , awaken , wake , come alive , waken ]
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; raise the specter of unemployment; he conjured wild birds in the air; call down the spirits from the mountain
[ Syn: raise , conjure , conjure up , invoke , evoke , stir , call down , bring up , put forward , call forth ]
cause to be alert and energetic; Coffee and tea stimulate me; This herbal infusion doesnt stimulate
[ Syn: stimulate , stimulate , stimulate , brace , brace , brace , energize , energize , energize , energise , energise , energise , perk up , perk up , perk up ]
cause to become awake or conscious; He was roused by the drunken men in the street; Please wake me at 6 AM.
to begin moving, As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir
[ Syn: stir ]
stimulate sexually; This movie usually arouses the male audience