erregen — meaning in English

English meaning

• agitate verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
• arouse verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
• chafe noun Warmth produced by rubbing against something.
• excite verb To stir up strong feelings in someone, especially enthusiasm or eagerness.
• exhilarate verb To fill someone with happiness and energy.
• flush verb To clean by flooding with water, especially a toilet.
• thrill verb To give someone a sudden rush of excitement or pleasure.

Senses

erregen is used for these senses in English:

• arouse (transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
• arouse (transitive) To sexually stimulate.
• chafe (transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
• excite (transitive) To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
• excite (transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
• exhilarate (transitive) To cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
• flush To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
• thrill (ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.

agitate — full definition

1. verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
2. verb To shake or stir something with force.
3. verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.

arouse — full definition

1. verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
2. verb To sexually excite someone.
3. verb To wake someone from sleep.

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