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Aroused

adjective

1.

Aroused to action.

2.

Emotionally aroused. Synonyms: stimulated, stirred, stirred up.

3.

Brought to a state of great tension. Synonym: wound up.

4.

Feeling great sexual desire. Synonyms: horny, randy, ruttish, steamy, turned on.

5.

Keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement. Synonyms: ablaze, aflame. "He was aflame with desire"

6.

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion. Synonyms: emotional, excited, worked up. "She was worked up about all the noise"

Arouse

verb

(past & past part. aroused; pres. part. arousing)

1.

Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses). Synonyms: elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise. "Raise a smile" , "Evoke sympathy"

2.

Stop sleeping. Synonyms: awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken.

3.

Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. Synonyms: bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir. "He conjured wild birds in the air" , "Call down the spirits from the mountain"

4.

Cause to be alert and energetic. Synonyms: brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate. "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

5.

Cause to become awake or conscious. Synonyms: awaken, rouse, wake, wake up, waken. "Please wake me at 6 AM."

6.

To begin moving,. Synonym: stir.

7.

Stimulate sexually. Synonyms: excite, sex, turn on, wind up.

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