arouse vs rekindle

arouse and rekindle both are verbs.

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

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

arouse (verb)	rekindle (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	arouse again
cause to become awake or conscious	kindle anew, as of a fire
stop sleeping
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