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arouse vs stimulate

stimulate vs arouse

arouse and stimulate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
arouse No No Yes No
stimulate No No Yes No
As verbs, arouse and stimulate are synonyms defined as:
  • arouse and stimulate: cause to be alert and energetic
Other synonyms of arouse include brace, energise, energize, perk up.
As verbs, stimulate is a hyponym of arouse; that is, stimulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arouse:
  • arouse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • stimulate: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
Other hyponyms of arouse include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake, excite, shake, shake up, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.
As verbs, stimulate is a hypernym of arouse; that is, stimulate is a word with a broader meaning than arouse:
  • arouse: to evoke sexual feelings
  • stimulate: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
Other hypernyms of arouse include excite, shake, shake up, stir.
arouse (verb) stimulate (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic cause to be alert and energetic
cause to become awake or conscious act as a stimulant
stop sleeping provide the needed stimulus for
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) cause to occur rapidly
to evoke sexual feelings stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
to begin moving stir feelings in
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