English → Latin
“arouse” in Latin
exsuscitōto awakenexpergēfaciōto awaken, wake up; to rouse, arouse, exciteexcitōto call forth: to rouse, awaken, summon; to bring forth: to raise, build; to bring out: to encourage, revive, excite, stexciōto draw out, extract; to call or bring out or forth, summon; to produce, causeconcieōto bring, assemble or urge together, collect (by exciting or rousing); to move violently, shake, stir (up); to rouse, exmoveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, producecōnflōto kindle (a fire); to forge, fuse or melt (metal); to refine or purify
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
arouse
exsuscitare; expergefacere (e somno): excitare (e somno); suscitare somno or e quiete: all stand (without somno) also IMPROP. for “exciting,” “animating.”
Excite, excitare: con citare (e.g., a man to any thing: also to excite laughter, hatred, envy, compassion, etc.): excire, conciere or concire (in classical prose only = to excite violently to some activity: seldom to produce any passion or evil: e.g., iram, seditionem, terrorem, etc.): movere, commovere aliquem (to stir, move, excite: then also to excite misericordiam, seditionem, bellum, etc.): conflare (to kindle; e.g., alicui invidiam, bellum, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for arouse?
- The usual Latin words for “arouse” are exsuscitō, expergēfaciō, excitō; also exciō, concieō, moveō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.