Synonyms: come alive, wake, wake up, waken, arouse, awake, awaken
Definition: stop sleeping
Usage: She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
Similar words: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Synonyms: awaken, arouse, rouse, wake, wake up, waken
Definition: cause to become awake or conscious
Usage: He was roused by the drunken men in the street; Please wake me at 6 AM.
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: stimulate, brace, arouse, energise, energize, perk up
Definition: cause to be alert and energetic
Usage: Coffee and tea stimulate me; This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
Similar words: affect
Definition: act physically on; have an effect upon
Usage: the medicine affects my heart rate
Synonyms: bring up, call down, call forth, invoke, conjure, conjure up, arouse, put forward, raise, evoke, stir
Definition: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Usage: raise the specter of unemployment; he conjured wild birds in the air; call down the spirits from the mountain
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: kindle, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, arouse, raise, provoke
Definition: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Usage: arouse pity; raise a smile; evoke sympathy
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: excite, sex, wind up, arouse, turn on
Definition: stimulate sexually
Usage: This movie usually arouses the male audience
Similar words: excite, stimulate, stir, shake, shake up
Definition: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
Usage: These stories shook the community; the civil war shook the country
Definition: to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right