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rouse
1[ rouz ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.:
He was roused to action by courageous words.
Synonyms: inflame, kindle, awaken, stimulate, animate, excite, stir, arouse
- to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger.
- to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair.
- Nautical Now Rare. to pull by main strength; haul.
verb (used without object)
- to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, apathy, depression, etc.
- to start up from a covert or lair, as game.
noun
- a rousing.
- a signal for rousing; reveille.
rouse
2[ rouz ]
noun
- Archaic. a carouse.
- Obsolete. a bumper of liquor.
rouse
1/ ˈraʊzɪdnɪs; raʊz /
verb
- to bring (oneself or another person) out of sleep, unconsciousness, etc, or (of a person) to come to consciousness in this way
- tr to provoke, stir, or excite
to rouse someone's anger
- rouse oneselfto become active or energetic
- hunting to start or cause to start from cover
to rouse game birds
- intr falconry (of hawks) to ruffle the feathers and cause them to stand briefly on end (a sign of contentment)
- raʊs intrfoll byon to speak scoldingly or rebukingly (to)
noun
- another term for reveille
rouse
2/ raʊz /
noun
- an alcoholic drink, esp a full measure
- another word for carousal
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Derived Forms
- rousedness, noun
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Other Words From
- rous·ed·ness [rou, -zid-nis], noun
- rouser noun
- un·roused adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rouse1
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Example Sentences
At last, a cause that could rouse it to action: defending the honor of campaign contributors.
They startle viewers, rouse viewers, occasionally put off and occasionally turn on viewers.
He said he had lunch with Pete Rouse, a longtime aide who came with him from the Senate.
By listening in on their conversation, we get to know the narrator, Asa Baker-Rouse, and the filmmaker, Bianca Giaever.
A world away, Kristen Rouse was finishing up a tour in Afghanistan as an Army officer.
Let us go up to Juda, and rouse it up, and draw it away to us, and make the son of Tabeel king in the midst thereof.
Mr. Mayne thought they should rouse the household at the first reputable looking dwelling they found.
They sent agents into the most degraded quarters of the city to rouse and direct the mob.
It will only rouse him up, and make him swear at normal graduates in general, and this one in particular.
Nothing could rouse him out of his tame civility, which had been taken more than once for obsequiousness.
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