arouse (one) from (something)

arouse (one) from (something)

To wake someone. Can someone arouse Todd from his sleep? It's one in the afternoon! The need to urinate aroused me from a sound sleep. I'm going to set an alarm to arouse me from my nap in 25 minutes.

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arouse someone from something

to activate a person out of a state of rest, sleep, or inaction. I could not arouse her from her sleep. She aroused herself from a deep sleep.

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