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rabble-rouse
[
rab
-
uh
l-rouz]
/ˈræb əlˌraʊz/
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verb (used without object)
,
rabble-roused,
rabble-rousing.
1.
to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate.
Origin of
rabble-rouse
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1955-1960
First recorded in
1955-60;
back formation from
rabble-rouser
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
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He can
rabble-rouse
with the appearance of utmost propriety.
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