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sweep over vs arouse

arouse vs sweep over

sweep over and arouse both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sweep over No No Yes No
arouse No No Yes No
As verbs, arouse is a hypernym of sweep over; that is, arouse is a word with a broader meaning than sweep over:
  • sweep over: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  • arouse: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of sweep over include elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.
sweep over (verb) arouse (verb)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli cause to be alert and energetic
cause to become awake or conscious
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 sweep over and arouse

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