aroused (B1)
verb
Pronunciation: /əˈraʊzd/
Definition
Caused someone to become interested or excited about something, or to become sexually excited.
Examples
The speaker's passionate words aroused the crowd's enthusiasm for the cause.
The strange noise from the attic aroused his curiosity.
How to Use aroused
- arouse interest (collocation)
- To make someone interested in something. — "The documentary aims to arouse interest in local history."
- arouse suspicion (collocation)
- To make someone suspicious of something or someone. — "His unusual actions aroused suspicion."
- arouse from sleep (prepositional phrase)
- To wake someone up from sleeping. — "The baby's cries aroused her from her nap."
- arouse desire (collocation)
- To cause someone to feel sexual desire. — "The perfume was advertised as being able to arouse desire."
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