Definitions for rouse

Definitions for (verb) rouse

Main entry: awaken, arouse, rouse, wake, wake up, waken

Definition: cause to become awake or conscious

Usage: He was roused by the drunken men in the street; Please wake me at 6 AM.


Main entry: turn on, rouse, excite, charge, charge up, commove, agitate

Definition: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

Usage: The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks


Main entry: rouse, rout out, drive out, force out

Definition: force or drive out

Usage: The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.


Main entry: rouse, bestir

Definition: become active

Usage: He finally bestirred himself


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