uprouse

[ uhp-rouz ]

/ ʌpˈraʊz /

verb (used with object), up·roused, up·rous·ing.

to rouse up; arouse; awake.

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Origin of uprouse

First recorded in 1805–15; up- + rouse¹

Words nearby uprouse

upriver, uproar, uproarious, uproot, uprose, uprouse, uprush, ups, ups and downs, upsa-daisy, upsadaisy

British Dictionary definitions for uprouse

uprouse

/ (ʌpˈraʊz) /

verb

(tr) rare to rouse or stir up; arouse

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