Arouse and Provoke

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Arouse

Arouse verb - To cause to stop sleeping.

Usage example: the rooster's crow aroused me from my deep sleep

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Provoke is a synonym for arouse in excite topic. In some cases you can use "Provoke" instead a verb "Arouse", when it comes to topics like feeling, inflame, cause, induce. popular alternative

Nearby Words: arousing, arousal

Provoke

Provoke verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.

Usage example: bees generally will not sting unless they are provoked

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Arouse is a synonym for provoke in feeling topic. You can use "Arouse" instead a verb "Provoke", if it concerns topics such as start, induce, excite, evoke. popular alternative

Nearby Words: provocation, provoking

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Common collocations

character	arouse character	provoke character
anger	arouse anger	provoke anger
ire	arouse ire	provoke ire
people	arouse people	provoke people
Other words: fear, jealousy, enemy.

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