rouse

1 become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn: bestir]

2 force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." [syn: rout out, drive out, force out]

3 cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn: agitate, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up] [ant: calm]

4 cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: awaken, wake, waken, wake up, arouse] [ant: cause to sleep]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊz

Noun

rouse

1. an arousal
2. an official ceremony over drinks

   And the King's rouse the heaven shall bruit again,

   Re-speaking earthly thunder. - "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2 lines 127-128

Verb

1. to wake or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy
2. to provoke (someone) to anger or action
3. To pull by main strength; to haul

Rouse may refer to:

• The Rouse, a military bugle call
• Rouse (surname), people with the surname Rouse

See also:

• The Rouse Company, a US real estate developer
• Rousse, Bulgaria
• Rowse

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