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arouse
arouse (one) from
To wake someone. Can someone arouse Todd from his sleep? It's one in the afternoon!
arouse someone from something
to activate a person out of a state of rest, sleep, or inaction. I could not arouse her from her sleep. She aroused herself from a deep sleep.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Julij | | - | Slovene |
Zhivka | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian |
Saturnino | | sah-toor-NEE-no (Spanish, Italian) | Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
Jaden | | JAY-dən | English (Modern) |
Maral | | - | Armenian |
Hananiah | | han-ə-NIE-ə (English) | Biblical |