arouse

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

(verb) stop sleeping. Synonyms: wake up, awake, awaken, wake, come alive, waken. Example: "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock."

(verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic. Synonyms: raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, bring up, put forward, call forth. Examples: "Raise the specter of unemployment." "He conjured wild birds in the air." "Call down the spirits from the mountain."

(verb) cause to be alert and energetic. Synonyms: stimulate, brace, energize, energise, perk up. Examples: "Coffee and tea stimulate me." "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate."

(verb) cause to become awake or conscious. Synonyms: awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up. Examples: "He was roused by the drunken men in the street." "Please wake me at 6 am.."

(verb) to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir". Synonyms: stir.

(verb) stimulate sexually. Synonyms: sex, excite, turn on, wind up. Example: "This movie usually arouses the male audience."