rouse

Definition of Rouse in English :

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Verb

1. bestir, rouse

become active

Example Sentences:
'He finally bestirred himself'

bestir

2. drive out, force out, rouse, rout out

force or drive out

Example Sentences:
'The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.'

3. agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on

cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

Example Sentences:
'The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks'

4. arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, wake up, waken

cause to become awake or conscious

Example Sentences:
'He was roused by the drunken men in the street'
'Please wake me at 6 AM.'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rouse

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verb

1.

to bring (oneself or another person) out of sleep, unconsciousness, etc, or (of a person) to come to consciousness in this way

2. (transitive)

to provoke, stir, or excite

to rouse someone's anger

3. rouse oneself

4. hunting

to start or cause to start from cover

to rouse game birds

5. (intransitive) falconry

(of hawks) to ruffle the feathers and cause them to stand briefly on end (a sign of contentment)

6. (raʊs) (intransitive; foll by on) Australian

to speak scoldingly or rebukingly (to)

noun

7. mainly US another term for reveille

noun archaic

1.

an alcoholic drink, esp a full measure

2. another word for carousal

Rouse

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verb transitiveWord forms: roused or ˈrousing

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. Nautical

to pull with force, esp. by hand; haul

verb intransitive

5.

to rise from cover, etc.

said of game

6.

to come out of a state of sleep, repose, etc.; wake

7.

to become active

noun

8.

the act of rousing

9.

a violent stir

noun Archaic

1.

a drink of liquor

2.

a carousal

Rouse

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v. roused, rous·ing, rous·es

v.tr.

1. To wake (someone) up.

2. To cause (someone) to be active, attentive, or excited; stir up. See Synonyms at provoke.

3. To give rise to; bring about: an ad that roused my curiosity; a book that roused a furor.

v.intr.

1. To awaken.

2. To become active, attentive, or excited.

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