different between arouse vs galvanise
arouse
English
Etymology
a- +? rouse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???a?z/
- Rhymes: -a?z
Verb
arouse (third-person singular simple present arouses, present participle arousing, simple past and past participle aroused)
- To stimulate feelings.
- “?My tastes,” he said, still smiling, “?incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet.” And, to tease her and arouse her to combat?: “?I prefer a farandole to a nocturne?; I'd rather have a painting than an etching?; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects; […].”
- To sexually stimulate.
- (euphemistic) To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.
- (euphemistic) To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.
- To wake from sleep or stupor.
- 1996, Beruga (line translated by Dan Owsen), Terranigma. Nintendo of America.
- I have no idea who you are, but I thank you for arousing me.
Synonyms
- (stimulate feelings): animate, energize, inspire; see also Thesaurus:enliven
- (sexually stimulate): sex up, turn on; see also Thesaurus:sexually stimulate
- (wake from sleep or stupor): rouse, wake up; see also Thesaurus:wake or Thesaurus:awaken
Translations
See also
- arousal
- aroused
Anagrams
- Roseau
arouse From the web:
- what arouse means
- what arouses a man most
- what arouses me
- what arouses you the most
- what arouses a man in woman
- what arouses nick's suspicions about gatsby
- what arouses the central nervous system
- what arouses my pity
galvanise
English
Pronunciation
Verb
galvanise (third-person singular simple present galvanises, present participle galvanising, simple past and past participle galvanised)
- (British spelling) Alternative spelling of galvanize
Derived terms
- galvanisation
References
- “galvanise”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams
- Gavilanes
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: galvanisent, galvanises
Verb
galvanise
- first-person singular present indicative of galvaniser
- third-person singular present indicative of galvaniser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of galvaniser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of galvaniser
- second-person singular imperative of galvaniser
galvanise From the web:
- what galvanised iron
- what galvanised means
- galvanised what does it mean
- what is galvanised metal
- what is galvanised steel used for
- what is galvanised wire
- what are galvanised nails
- what does galvanised steel look like
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