verb
rouse
ROWZ
verb
1
To wake someone up, or to stir them out of inactivity.
"The smell of coffee roused her from a deep sleep."
"His speech roused the crowd into action."
2
To provoke a strong feeling such as anger or excitement.
"The comment roused his temper immediately."
How to Use Rouse
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo wake someone up or stir up strong feeling or activity.
Common pairings
rouse someone from sleep
rouse suspicion
rouse the troops
Word Forms
roused past tense, rouses plural, rouses plural, rouses singular
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman reuser, originally describing a hawk shaking out its feathers, from Latin recūsō.