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uprouse

[ uhp-rouz ]
/ ʌpˈraʊz /
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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, upsa-daisy, Upsala, ups and downs
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British Dictionary definitions for uprouse

uprouse
/ (ʌpˈraʊz) /
verb
(tr) rare to rouse or stir up; arouse
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