Arouse
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

SEX
Activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"

4 letters

FIRE
The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

STIR
A rapid active commotion

WAKE
A vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"

WHET
Make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"

5 letters

SPARK
A momentary flash of light

PIQUE
Tightly woven fabric with raised cords

RALLY
The feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"

ROUSE
Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

BRACE
An appliance that corrects dental irregularities

INCUR
Make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"

EVOKE
Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

WAKEN
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

RAISE
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

AWAKE
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

6 letters

KINDLE
Catch fire; "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

ELICIT
Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"

TURNON
Stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"

WINDUP
Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"

INVOKE
Cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"

FOMENT
Try to stir up public opinion

FIREUP
Begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

EXCITE
Stir feelings in; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions"

PERKUP
Gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap"

AWAKEN
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

WAKEUP
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

BESTIR
Become active; "He finally bestirred himself"

INCITE
Provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

7 letters

INSPIRE
Supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

PROVOKE
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

CONJURE
Ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

BRINGUP
Make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

8 letters

CALLDOWN
Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

ENKINDLE
Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

REAWAKEN
Awaken once again

ENERGISE
Cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

ENERGIZE
Cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate"

MOTIVATE
Give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

9 letters

GALVANIZE
Cover with zinc; "galvanize steel"

IMPASSION

STIMULATE
Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

CALLFORTH
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

COMEALIVE
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

CONJUREUP
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

TITILLATE
Excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

10 letters

PUTFORWARD
Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"