English-Spanish translations for arouse

• concitar
• despertar
  Debemos despertar el espíritu crítico. We need to arouse critical thought!
  Parece que hay dificultades para despertar simpatías por los puntos de vista medioambientales. It seems to be difficult to arouse any sympathy for environmental standpoints.
  El necesario capítulo sobre el empleo no debe despertar falsas esperanzas. The necessary chapter on employment must not arouse any false hopes.
• excitar
• incitar
• provocar
  Hasta que esto no se aclare, no debe imponerse un etiquetado que solo confundiría a los consumidores, provocaría temores infundados y causaría daños inaceptables a amplios sectores económicos.Until such time as that is sorted out, there must be no labelling of such a nature as to mislead consumers, arouse unwarranted fears and do indefensible harm to major sectors of industry.

Definition of arouse

• To stimulate feelings
• To sexually stimulate
• To wake from sleep or stupor

Examples

• The new building proposals in the village are arousing unneeded discomfort
• to arouse compassion; to arouse jealousy;to arouse anger
• I cant keep my eyes off the dancer; she arouses me greatly
• I cant wear wool underwear: it tends to arouse me at inappropriate times
• She was snoring and nothing would arouse her

Related words

• carousel
• aroused
• carouse
• carouser
• arouser
• baggage carousel