rouse

[ rouz ]

/ raʊz /

verb (used with object), roused, rous·ing.

to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.

to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger.

to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair.

Nautical. to pull by main strength; haul.

verb (used without object), roused, rous·ing.

to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, apathy, depression, etc.

to start up from a covert or lair, as game.

noun

a rousing.

a signal for rousing; reveille.

Origin of rouse

1480–90 in sense “(of a hawk) to shake the feathers”; 1525–35 for def 3; origin uncertain

SYNONYMS FOR rouse

1 arouse, stir, excite, animate, stimulate, awaken, kindle, inflame, fire.

2 provoke, anger.

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ANTONYMS FOR rouse

1, 2 lull, calm, pacify.

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synonym study for rouse

1, 2. See incite.

OTHER WORDS FROM rouse

rous·ed·ness

[rou-zid-nis] /ˈraʊ zɪd nɪs/, noun rous·er, noun un·roused, adjective

Words nearby rouse

rourke, rous, rous sarcoma, rous sarcoma virus, rous-associated virus, rouse, rouseabout, rouser, rousing, rousseau, rousseau, jean-jacques

Definition for rouse (2 of 2)

rouse ²

[ rouz ]

/ raʊz /

noun

Archaic. a carouse.

Obsolete. a bumper of liquor.

Origin of rouse

1595–1605; perhaps variant of carouse ( drink carouse being wrongly analyzed as drink a rouse)

Example sentences from the Web for rouse

At last, a cause that could rouse it to action: defending the honor of campaign contributors.

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They startle viewers, rouse viewers, occasionally put off and occasionally turn on viewers.

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He had to rouse himself and run for his life through the hospital, hiding with the terrified nurses behind locked doors.

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The ex-senator tells Howard Kurtz that Congress needs to rouse itself to raise taxes and slash spending.

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Newt Gingrich rarely fails to rouse a partisan crowd, as he demonstrated again over the weekend.

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He knew that would only rouse his emotions and weaken his courage.

The Lost Prince |Frances Hodgson Burnett
Then a reminiscence, which had never before failed to rouse indignation in her, made her laugh.

Cashel Byron's Profession |George Bernard Shaw
Then as they heard nothing to rouse their fears, they moved cautiously up the side of the ridge.

The War Trail |Elmer Russell Gregor
But now the pack began to rouse up and show its rage under the calm, careless, defiant contempt with which it was being treated.

The Lost Middy |George Manville Fenn
They thought that the object of worship in church was to rouse men to think and act about the problems of the world.

Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. |S. A. Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for rouse (1 of 2)

rouse ¹

/ (raʊz) /

verb

to bring (oneself or another person) out of sleep, unconsciousness, etc, or (of a person) to come to consciousness in this way

(tr) to provoke, stir, or excite to rouse someone's anger

rouse oneself to become active or energetic

hunting to start or cause to start from cover to rouse game birds

(intr) falconry (of hawks) to ruffle the feathers and cause them to stand briefly on end (a sign of contentment)

(raʊs) (intr foll by on) Australian to speak scoldingly or rebukingly (to)

noun

mainly US another term for reveille

Derived forms of rouse

rousedness (ˈraʊzɪdnɪs), noun

Word Origin for rouse

C15 (in sense 5): origin obscure

British Dictionary definitions for rouse (2 of 2)

rouse ²

/ (raʊz) /

noun archaic

an alcoholic drink, esp a full measure

another word for carousal

Word Origin for rouse

C17: probably a variant of carouse (as in the phrase drink a rouse, erroneous for drink carouse); compare Danish drikke en rus to become drunk, German Rausch drunkenness

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rouse

verb (used with object), roused, rous·ing.

verb (used without object), roused, rous·ing.

noun

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synonym study for rouse

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Definition for rouse (2 of 2)

noun

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verb

noun

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noun archaic

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BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

rouse

verb (used with object), roused, rous·ing.

verb (used without object), roused, rous·ing.

noun

Origin of rouse

SYNONYMS FOR rouse

ANTONYMS FOR rouse

synonym study for rouse

OTHER WORDS FROM rouse

Words nearby rouse

Definition for rouse (2 of 2)

noun

Origin of rouse

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Example sentences from the Web for rouse

British Dictionary definitions for rouse (1 of 2)

verb

noun

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noun archaic

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