arouse someone's interest in something

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• interest — in·ter·est / in trəst; in tə rəst, ˌrest/ n [probably alteration of earlier interesse, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, to be between, make a difference, concern, from inter between, among + esse to be] 1: a right, title, claim …   Law dictionary

• interest — in|ter|est1 [ ıntrəst ] noun *** ▸ 1 a need to know ▸ 2 activity you enjoy doing ▸ 3 money paid/received ▸ 4 quality attracting you ▸ 5 advantage/benefit ▸ 6 connection affecting someone ▸ 7 right to own part of something ▸ 8 group with same aim… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• interest — I UK [ˈɪntrəst] / US noun Word forms interest : singular interest plural interests *** Get it right: interest: When the noun interest means a feeling of wanting to know more about something , it is followed by the preposition in, not for: Wrong:… …   English dictionary

• interest — in|terest1 W1S2 [ˈıntrıst] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Anglo French interesse, from Latin interesse to be between, make a difference, concern , from esse to be ] 1.) [singular, U] if you have an interest in something or someone, you want to know… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• arouse — a|rouse [əˈrauz] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: rouse] 1.) arouse interest/expectations etc to make you become interested, expect something etc ▪ Matt s behavior was arousing the interest of the neighbors. 2.) arouse… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• arouse — verb (T) 1 arouse interest/expectations etc to make you become interested, expect something etc: Matt s behavior was arousing the interest of the neighbors. 2 arouse anger/fear/dislike etc to make someone feel very angry, afraid etc 3 to make… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• arouse — [[t]əra͟ʊz[/t]] arouses, arousing, aroused 1) VERB If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude. [V n] His revolutionary work in linguistics has aroused intense scholarly… …   English dictionary

• interest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. concern; touch, affect; fascinate, engross, intrigue; hold [the attention], engage, absorb. See excitement. n. concern; welfare, benefit; payment, sum, advantage, profit; part, share, holding; claim,… …   English dictionary for students

• aesthetics — /es thet iks/ or, esp. Brit., /ees /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy dealing with such notions as the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the comic, etc., as applicable to the fine arts, with a view to establishing the… …   Universalium

• Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …   Universalium

• get — [c]/gɛt / (say get) verb (got, got or, Chiefly US, gotten, Archaic, gat, getting) –verb (t) 1. to obtain, gain, or acquire by any means: to get favour by service; get a good price. 2. to fetch or bring: I w …