Vocabulary
Arouse
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response).
Urdu meaning
شہوت بڑھانا، جنسی طور پر بیدار کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- They tend to arouse people emotionally rather than encouraging them to think.
- ENTRENCHED misogynistic and patriarchal beliefs have normalised violence against women in society; harassment, rape, honour killings, domestic abuse, IPV, and acid attacks make regular headlines but fail to arouse any public outrage.
- For instance, last year`s data by Sahil 4,200 reported cases of children abused in 2023, with 11 being violated daily failed to arouse a strong response from the rulers.
- For those who are more ardently addicted, the value of an event or an act is assessed not in terms of the event but the attention it promises to garner on social media and the envy or admiration it may arouse in others.
- Yet none of these grotesque transgressions by the `world`s most moral army` are enough to arouse Western ire, though Iranian missiles crashing in the Negev elicit great shock.
Synonyms
cause, induce, prompt, set off, trigger, stir up, inspire, call forth, call/bring into being
Curator example
“something about the man aroused the guard’s suspicions”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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