awaken vs arouse

awaken and arouse both are verbs.

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

As verbs, awaken and arouse are synonyms defined as:

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

As verbs, awaken and arouse are synonyms defined as:

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

awaken (verb)	arouse (verb)
cause to become awake or conscious	cause to be alert and energetic
stop sleeping	cause to become awake or conscious
make aware	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