Arouse and Pester

Arouse

Arouse verb - To cause to stop sleeping.

Pester and arouse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Arouse".

Nearby Words: arousing, arousal

Pester

Pester verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

Arouse and pester are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arouse" instead a verb "Pester".

Nearby Word: pestering

Common collocations

people arouse people pester people
enemy arouse enemy pester enemy
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