arouses

1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)Examples: "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"Synonyms: arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise

2. stop sleepingExamples: "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"Synonyms: arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, wakenAntonyms: fall asleep

3. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magicExamples: "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"Synonyms: arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke

4. cause to be alert and energeticExamples: "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"Synonyms: arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulateAntonyms: de-energise, de-energize, sedate

5. cause to become awake or consciousExamples: "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."Synonyms: arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, wake up, wakenAntonyms: cause to sleep

6. to begin moving,Examples: "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"Synonyms: arouse, stir