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Definitions for Rouse
[1] to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
[2] to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger.
[3] to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair.
[4] Nautical . to pull by main strength; haul.
[5] to come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, apathy, depression, etc.
[6] to start up from a covert or lair, as game.
[7] a rousing.
[8] a signal for rousing; reveille.
[9] Archaic . a carouse.
[10] Obsolete . a bumper of liquor.
[11] to bring (oneself or another person) out of sleep, unconsciousness, etc, or (of a person) to come to consciousness in this way
[12] (tr) to provoke, stir, or excite to rouse someone's anger
[13] rouse oneself to become active or energetic
[14] hunting to start or cause to start from cover to rouse game birds
[15] (intr) falconry (of hawks) to ruffle the feathers and cause them to stand briefly on end (a sign of contentment)
[16] (raʊs ) (intr foll by on ) Australian to speak scoldingly or rebukingly (to)
[17] mainly US another term for reveille
[18] an alcoholic drink, esp a full measure
[19] another word for carousal
Words related to Rouse
arouse, awake, awaken, stir, disturb, provoke, trigger, incite, rile, agitate, inflame, startle, heighten, galvanize, kindle, rise, call, raise, urge, move
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Origin of Rouse
21595–1605; perhaps variant of carouse (drink carouse being wrongly analyzed as drink a rouse )
Other words from Rouse
rous·ed·ness [rou -zid-nis] /ˈraʊ zɪd nɪs/ , noun
rous·er , noun
un·roused , adjective
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
Synonyms for Rouse
arouse, awake, awaken, get up, stir, wake up, call, raise, rise