1. to wake someone from sleep
2. to cause or bring about a feeling, emotion, or response
3. to cause someone to become interested, excited, or alert

Examples

• The loud noise aroused the sleeping children.
• Her speech aroused great enthusiasm in the crowd.
• The mystery novel aroused his curiosity.
• The unfair treatment aroused anger among the workers.
• The teacher tried to arouse interest in the subject.
• The smell of coffee aroused him from his nap.
• The incident aroused suspicion about his motives.