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Meaning of 'rouse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rouse [ n.]
- A bumper in honor of a toast or health.
- A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.
2 . Rouse [ v.]
- To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase.
- To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly.
- To excite to lively thought or action from a state of idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions.
- To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate.
- To raise; to make erect.
3 . Rouse [ v. i.]
- To get or start up; to rise.
- To awake from sleep or repose.
- To be exited to thought or action from a state of indolence or inattention.
4 . Rouse [ v. i. & t.]
- To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances.

Meaning of 'rouse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rouse [ v]
Meaning (1):
- become active
Example in sentence:
  • He finally bestirred himself
Meaning (2):
- cause to become awake or conscious
Example in sentence:
  • He was roused by the drunken men in the street;
  • Please wake me at 6 AM.
Meaning (3):
- force or drive out
Example in sentence:
  • The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.
Meaning (4):
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
Example in sentence:
  • The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks

Nearby Words:

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