arouse

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• “arouse pity”
• “raise a smile”
• “evoke sympathy”

stop sleeping

• “She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”

evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic

• “raise the specter of unemployment”
• “he conjured wild birds in the air”
• “stir a disturbance”
• “call down the spirits from the mountain”

cause to be alert and energetic

• “Coffee and tea stimulate me”
• “This herbal infusion doesn”

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"

stimulate sexually

• “This movie usually arouses the male audience”