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injure vs arouse

arouse vs injure

injure and arouse both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
injure No No Yes No
arouse No No Yes No
As verbs, arouse is a hypernym of injure; that is, arouse is a word with a broader meaning than injure:
  • injure: hurt the feelings of
  • arouse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of injure include elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.
injure (verb) arouse (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to cause to be alert and energetic
cause damage or affect negatively cause to become awake or conscious
hurt the feelings of 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
Difference between injure and arouse

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