arouse vs offend

arouse and offend both are verbs.

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

As verbs, offend is a hyponym of arouse; that is, offend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arouse:

arouse (verb)	offend (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	hurt the feelings of
cause to become awake or conscious	cause to feel resentment or indignation
stop sleeping	strike with disgust or revulsion
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
to evoke sexual feelings
to begin moving