rouse
1[ rouz ]
/ raʊz /
verb (used with object), roused, rous·ing.
verb (used without object), roused, rous·ing.
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.
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Origin of rouse
11480–90 in sense “(of a hawk) to shake the feathers”; 1525–35 for def. 3; origin uncertain
SYNONYMS FOR rouse
synonym study for rouse
1, 2. See incite.
OTHER WORDS FROM rouse
rous·ed·ness [rou-zid-nis], /ˈraʊ zɪd nɪs/, nounrouser, nounun·roused, adjectiveWords nearby rouse
roup, roupy, Rourke, Rous, Rous-associated virus, rouse, rouseabout, rouser, rousing, Rous sarcoma, Rous sarcoma virus
Definition for rouse (2 of 2)
rouse2
[ rouz ]
/ raʊz /
noun
Archaic. a carouse.
Obsolete. a bumper of liquor.
Origin of rouse
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British Dictionary definitions for rouse (1 of 2)
Derived forms of rouse
rousedness (ˈraʊzɪdnɪs), nounWord Origin for rouse
C15 (in sense 5): origin obscure
British Dictionary definitions for rouse (2 of 2)
Word Origin for rouse
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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