rouse
1
[ rouz ]
/ raʊz /
verb (used with object), roused, rous·ing.
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
1
1480–90 in sense “(of a hawk) to shake the feathers”; 1525–35
for def 3; origin uncertain
SYNONYMS FOR rouse
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, adjectiveWords nearby rouse
Example sentences from the Web for roused
British Dictionary definitions for roused (1 of 2)
Derived forms of rouse
rousedness (ˈraʊzɪdnɪs), nounWord Origin for rouse
C15 (in sense 5): origin obscure
British Dictionary definitions for roused (2 of 2)
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