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rouse

1

[ rouz ]

verb (used with object)

, roused, rous·ing.
  1. 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

    Antonyms: pacify, calm, lull

  2. to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger.

    Synonyms: anger, provoke

  3. to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair.
  4. Nautical Now Rare. to pull by main strength; haul.


verb (used without object)

, roused, rous·ing.
  1. to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, apathy, depression, etc.
  2. to start up from a covert or lair, as game.

noun

  1. a rousing.
  2. a signal for rousing; reveille.

rouse

2

[ rouz ]

noun

  1. Archaic. a carouse.
  2. Obsolete. a bumper of liquor.

rouse

1

/ ˈraʊzɪdnɪs; raʊz /

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. tr to provoke, stir, or excite

    to rouse someone's anger

  3. rouse oneself
    to become active or energetic
  4. hunting to start or cause to start from cover

    to rouse game birds

  5. intr falconry (of hawks) to ruffle the feathers and cause them to stand briefly on end (a sign of contentment)
  6. raʊs intrfoll byon to speak scoldingly or rebukingly (to)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. another term for reveille
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rouse

2

/ raʊz /

noun

  1. an alcoholic drink, esp a full measure
  2. another word for carousal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • rousedness, noun
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Other Words From

  • rous·ed·ness [rou, -zid-nis], noun
  • rouser noun
  • un·roused adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rouse1

First recorded in 1425–75 in sense “(of a hawk) to shake the feathers”; 1525–35 rouse 1fordef 3; origin uncertain

Origin of rouse2

First recorded in 1590–1600; perhaps variant of carouse ( drink carouse being wrongly analyzed as drink a rouse )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rouse1

C15 (in sense 5): origin obscure

Origin of rouse2

C17: probably a variant of carouse (as in the phrase drink a rouse , erroneous for drink carouse ); compare Danish drikke en rus to become drunk, German Rausch drunkenness
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Synonym Study

See incite.
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Example Sentences

By the time she returned for a second visit, the zoo had implemented a five-minute limit for spectators, after some were caught tossing water and shells to try and rouse Moo Deng.

When Georgette Darby has one of her bad days, she knows what will rouse her from her Hollywood apartment.

Mary Rouse thinks it’s frightening that her most recent license renewal could keep her behind the wheel until 2028.

I certainly do not miss the nonstop chaos of trying to put children to sleep at night and rouse them in the morning, and I especially do not miss the dreaded brushing of the hair.

So what are we to make of the fact that in this campaign Trump can barely rouse himself to leave his cushy surroundings at Mar-a-Lago and is more likely to be found on the golf course than giving a speech or holding a rally?

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