What is the difference between 'rouse' and 'arouse'?

Question

IN DETAIL, please

Answer 1

From my source:

"Some suggest that rouse is more often used literally (“to wake from sleep”) and arouse more often figuratively (“to stir up, to move to action”), but both words have both literal and figurative senses and are Standard either way."

Answer 2

Rouse is the goal to create excitment. Arouse is the goal to create offspring.

Answer 3

Rouse(to wake somebody from sleep or unconsciousness).Arouse(to evoke a feeling,response,or desire.To cause feelings of sexual desire in somebody.)Usually arouse is used as a sexual definition,however the verbs can actually be interchangeable.

Answer 4

Rouse is to like .. start or waken something and arouse is more like to excite.

Answer 5

rouse
vt.
roused, rousing
1 to cause (game) to rise from cover, come out of a lair, etc.; stir up to flight or attack
2 to stir up, as to anger or action; excite
3 to cause to come out of a state of sleep, repose, unconsciousness, etc.; wake
4 Naut. to pull with force, esp. by hand; haul
vi.
1 to rise from cover, etc.: said of game
2 to come out of a state of sleep, repose, etc.; wake
3 to become active
n.
1 the act of rousing
2 a violent stir
rouser
n.

rouse2
n.

1 a drink of liquor
2 a carousal

Arouse
vt.

1 to awaken, as from sleep
2 to stir, as to action or strong feeling
3 to evoke (some action or feeling); excite !to arouse pity"
vi.
to become aroused

Answer 6

I don't know, but the second word got me warm and horny, kinda.

Answer 7

One has an 'a' in front of it.