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call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn''t stimulate" stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." 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" |
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