Arouse vs. Stimulate — What's the Difference?

To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited

Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system)

To stimulate sexual desire in.

To rouse to action or increased activity; excite

To give rise to (a feeling, for example); stir up

To increase temporarily the activity of (a body organ or system, for example).

To awaken (someone) from sleep.

To cause to be interested or engaged

(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings).

To cause to desire to have sex; arouse sexually.

(transitive) To sexually stimulate.

To excite or invigorate (a person, for example) with a stimulant.

To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.

To act or serve as a stimulant or stimulus.

(transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.

To encourage into action.

To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.

To arouse an organism to functional activity.

Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);

To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of glory.

Stop sleeping;

To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity.

Evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;

Act as a stimulant;

Cause to be alert and energetic;

Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;

Cause to become awake or conscious;

Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of;

To begin moving,

Cause to be alert and energetic;

Stimulate sexually;

Cause to occur rapidly;

Stir feelings in;

Provide the needed stimulus for