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uprouse

American

[uhp-rouz] / ʌpˈraʊz /

verb (used with object)

uproused, uprousing

to rouse up; arouse; awake.

uprouse British

/ ʌpˈraʊz /

verb

rare (tr) to rouse or stir up; arouse

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Etymology

Origin of uprouse

First recorded in 1805–15; up- + rouse ¹

Example Sentences

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Mother, uprouse thee! many bitter arrows Out of one bosom gather, and for ever Pray for one resting in a chilly forest Under an oak tree.

From Ionica by Cory, William (AKA William Johnson)

He tells of scorn, he tells of broken vows, ��Of sleepless nights, of anguish-ridden days, Pangs that his sensibility uprouse ��To curse his being and his thirst for praise.

From The Poetical Works of Henry Kirk White : With a Memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas by White, Henry Kirk

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