rouse

rouse  (rouz)

v. roused, rous·ing, rous·es

v.tr.

1. To arouse from slumber, apathy, or depression.

2. To excite, as to anger or action; stir up. See Synonyms at provoke.

v.intr.

1. To awaken.

2. To become active.

n.

The act or an instance of arousing.

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[Middle English rousen, to shake the feathers: used of a hawk, perhaps from Old French reuser, ruser, to repel, push back, from Vulgar Latin *recsre, from Latin, to refuse; see recuse.]

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rouser n.

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rouse ¹

Verb

[rousing, roused]

1. to wake up

2. to provoke or excite: his temper was roused and he had a gun

3. rouse oneself to become energetic [origin unknown]

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rouse ² [rhymes with mouse]

Verb

(foll. by on)Austral to scold or rebuke

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	rouse - become active; "He finally bestirred himself" bestir be active, move - be in a state of action; "she is always moving"
	2.	rouse - force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." drive out, rout out, force out move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" hunt - chase away, with as with force; "They hunted the unwanted immigrants out of the neighborhood" smoke out - drive out with smoke; "smoke out the bees"
	3.	rouse - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" charge up, commove, agitate, excite, turn on, charge hype up, psych up - get excited or stimulated; "The children were all psyched up after the movie" disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" bother - make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" pother - make upset or troubled electrify - excite suddenly and intensely; "The news electrified us"
	4.	rouse - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." awaken, wake up, waken, wake, arouse reawaken - awaken once again bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around - return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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rouse

verb 1. wake up, call, wake, awaken

verb 2. excite, move, arouse, stir, disturb, provoke, anger, startle, animate, prod, exhilarate, get going, agitate, inflame, incite, whip up, galvanize, bestir

verb 3. stimulate, provoke, arouse, incite, instigate

Translations

rouse [rauz] vt (= wake up) → despertar (= stir up); suscitar

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rouse [rauz] vt (= wake up) → réveiller (= stir up); susciter, provoquer [+ interest]; éveiller [+ suspicions]; susciter, éveiller

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rouse [rauz] vt (wake up) → aufwecken;

(stir up) → reizen

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rouse [rauz] vt (= wake up) → svegliare (= stir up); destare; provocare; risvegliare

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rouse

v rouse [rauz]

1 to awaken I'll rouse you at 6 o'clock. wakker maak يوقِظ събуждам (се) vzbudit se vække aufwecken ξυπνώ despertar äratama از خواب بیدار شدن herättää réveiller לְהַעִיר जागना probuditi (se) felébreszt membangunkan vekja svegliare 起こす ...을 깨우다, ...을 일어나게 하다 pažadinti pamodināt membangunkan wekken vekke; våkne zbudzić acordar a trezi будить zobudiť sa zbuditi probuditi väcka ปลุก uyandırmak 喚醒 будити جگانا یا اٹھانا đánh thức 唤醒

2 to stir or excite Her interest was roused by what he said. prikkel يُثير вълнувам vzbudit vække (er-)wecken ξεσηκώνω despertar (huvi) tekitama به شور آوردن herättää éveiller לְעוֹרֵר उत्तेजितकर pobuditi (zanimanje) felizgat; felkelt (érdeklődést) membangkitkan vekja, erta risvegliare かき立てる 일깨우다, ...을 분발케 하다, 격려하다 sužadinti, sukelti pamodināt membangkit wekken pirre, tirre pobudzić despertar a trezi возбуждать vzbudiť vzbuditi pobuditi väcka, egga, sporra กระตุ้น uyandırmak, tahrik etmek 激起 збуджувати جوش دلانا khích động 激起

adj rousing

stirring; exciting a rousing speech. prikkelend, opwindend مُثير въодушевяващ vzrušující ophidsende aufrüttelnd διεγερτικός, εμπρηστικός conmovedor; entusiasta, caluroso sütitav هیجان انگیز sytyttävä vibrant מְשַלהֵב शानदार uzbudljiv, raspaljiv (govor) lelkesítő menarik örvandi, hvetjandi trascinante 奮起させる 격려하는, 분발시키는 jaudinantis, įkvepiantis iedvesmojošs; pacilājošs membangkitkan bezielend flammende; spennende porywający vibrante entuziasmant; mişcător волнующий vzrušujúci vznemirljiv pobuđujući eldande, medryckande, sporrande เร้าใจ heyecanlandırıcı, tahrik edici 令人振奮的 надихаючий; збуджуючий اشتعال انگیز thuộc khích động 令人振奋的