Synset

excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

interest interest

antonym

semantic pointers

hyponym

engage, occupy, absorb, engross fascinate, grip, transfix, spellbind

hypernym

arouse, evoke, elicit, provoke, fire, raise, enkindle, kindle