1.call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
arouse pity
2.stop sleeping;
She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
3.evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic;
raise the specter of unemployment
4.cause to be alert and energetic;
Coffee and tea stimulate me
5.cause to become awake or conscious;
He was roused by the drunken men in the street
6.to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"
7.stimulate sexually;
This movie usually arouses the male audience