arouse vs awaken

arouse and awaken both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arouse	No	No	Yes	No
awaken	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, arouse and awaken are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of arouse include rouse, wake, wake up, waken.

As verbs, arouse and awaken are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of arouse include awake, come alive, wake, wake up, waken.

arouse (verb)	awaken (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	cause to become awake or conscious
cause to become awake or conscious	stop sleeping
stop sleeping	make aware
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
to evoke sexual feelings
to begin moving