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   rouse

   /rouz/

   verb

   • 1. bring out of sleep; awaken: "she was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on her shoulder" Similar wakewake upawakenwakenarousecallget upinformal:give someone a shoutknock up
   • ▪ cease to sleep or to be inactive; wake up: "she roused and looked around" Similar wake upwakeawakencome toget upget out of bedrisebestir oneselfformal:ariseOpposite go to sleep
   • ▪ startle out of inactivity; cause to become active: "once the enemy camp was roused, they would move on the castle"
   • ▪ startle (game) from a lair or cover.
   • 2. cause to feel angry or excited: "the crowds were roused to fever pitch by the drama of the race" Similar stir upexcitegalvanizeelectrifystimulateinspiremovefire upfire the enthusiasm offire the imagination ofget goingwhip upinflameagitategoadprovokeinciteegg onspur onlight a fire underrare:inspiritprovokeannoyangermake angryinfuriatesend into a ragemaddenincensevexirkwork upexasperateinformal:aggravateOpposite calmpacifyappease
   • ▪ cause or give rise to (an emotion or feeling): "his evasiveness roused my curiosity" Similar arouseawakengive rise topromptprovokestimulatepiquestir uptriggerspark offtouch offkindleelicitliterary:begetenkindleOpposite allay
   • 3. stir (a liquid, especially beer while brewing): "rouse the beer as the hops are introduced"
   • 4. haul (something) vigorously in the specified direction: archaic "rouse the cable out"

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally as a hawking and hunting term): probably from Anglo-Norman French, of unknown ultimate origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rousable adjective
   • 2. rouser noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rouseRouse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ROUSE is to arouse from or as if from sleep or repose : awaken. How to use rouse in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ROUSE definition: 1. to wake someone up or make someone more active or excited: 2. to wake someone up or make…. Learn more.

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   Rouse definition: to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.. See examples of ROUSE used in a sentence.

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   When someone calls out "rise and shine," they are trying to rouse you, to make you wake up. It's thought that the word rouse was originally a 15th-century term used by hawkers for the way the birds shook out their feathers when agitated.

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   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) hunting to start or cause to start from cover: to rouse game birds. 5.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishROUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If someone rouses you when you are sleeping or if you rouse, you wake up. [literary] Hilton roused him at eight-thirty by rapping on the door. [VERB noun] When I put my hand on his, he stirs but doesn't quite rouse. [VERB] 2. verb. If you rouse yourself, you stop being inactive and start doing something.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › rouseRouse Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Rouse Definition. To wake (someone) up. To cause (game) to rise from cover, come out of a lair, etc.; stir up to flight or attack. To come out of a state of sleep, repose, etc.; wake. To stir up, as to anger or action; excite. The act of rousing. A violent stir. A drink of liquor. A carousal.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrouse verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   to make somebody want to start doing something when they were not active or interested in doing it. rouse somebody/yourself (to something) A lot of people were roused to action by the appeal. rouse somebody/yourself to do something Richard couldn't rouse himself to say anything in reply.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryrouse | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    rouse meaning: 1. to cause a feeling or emotion in someone: 2. to wake someone up: . Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishROUSE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    ROUSE definition: 1. to cause a feeling or emotion in someone: 2. to wake someone up: . Learn more.