Synonyms: 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.
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: trouble, disturb, upset
Definition: move deeply
Usage: This book upset me; A troubling thought
Synonyms: rouse, rout out, drive out, force out
Definition: force or drive out
Usage: The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Definition: become active
Usage: He finally bestirred himself