stir up vs arouse

stir up and arouse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stir up	No	No	Yes	No
arouse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, arouse is a hypernym of stir up; that is, arouse is a word with a broader meaning than stir up:

Other hypernyms of stir up include elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.

stir up (verb)	arouse (verb)
provoke or stir up	cause to be alert and energetic
change the arrangement or position of	cause to become awake or conscious
arouse or excite feelings and passions	stop sleeping
try to stir up public opinion	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