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Rouse Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Rouse? [v] cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [v] cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [v] force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." [v] become active; "He finally bestirred himself" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Rouse: agitate \| arouse \| awaken \| bestir \| charge \| charge up \| commove \| drive out \| excite \| force out \| rout out \| turn on \| wake \| wake up \| waken Related Terms \| Find terms related to Rouse: See Also \| alter \| be active \| bother \| bring around \| bring back \| bring round \| bring to \| call \| change \| displace \| disturb \| electrify \| hunt \| hype up \| move \| pother \| psych up \| reawaken \| smoke out \| trouble \| upset Rouse In Webster's Dictionary \Rouse\ (rouz or rous), v. i. & t. [Perhaps the same word as rouse to start up, ``buckle to.''] (Naut.) To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances. \Rouse\ (rouz), n. [Cf. D. roes drunkeness, icel. r?ss, Sw. rus, G. rauchen, and also E. rouse, v.t., rush, v.i. Cf. {Row} a disturbance.] 1. A bumper in honor of a toast or health. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic. Fill the cup, and fill the can, Have a rouse before the morn. --Tennyson. \Rouse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roused} (rouzd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rousing}.] [Probably of Scan. origin; cf. Sw. rusa to rush, Dan. ruse, AS. hre['o]san to fall, rush. Cf. {Rush}, v.] 1. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase. Like wild boars late roused out of the brakes. --Spenser. Rouse the fleet hart, and cheer the opening hound. --Pope. 2. To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly. 3. To excite to lively thought or action from a state of idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions. To rouse up a people, the most phlegmatic of any in Christendom. --Atterbury. 4. To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate. Blustering winds, which all night long Had roused the sea. --Milton. 5. To raise; to make erect. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak. \Rouse\, v. i. 1. To get or start up; to rise. [Obs.] Night's black agents to their preys do rouse. --Shak. 2. To awake from sleep or repose. Morpheus rouses from his bed. --Pope. 3. To be exited to thought or action from a state of indolence or inattention.

Rouse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rouse?

[v] cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
[v] cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
[v] force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
[v] become active; "He finally bestirred himself"

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Rouse In Webster's Dictionary

\Rouse\ (rouz or rous), v. i. & t. [Perhaps the same word
as rouse to start up, ``buckle to.''] (Naut.)
To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope,
without the assistance of mechanical appliances.


\Rouse\ (rouz), n. [Cf. D. roes drunkeness, icel. r?ss,
Sw. rus, G. rauchen, and also E. rouse, v.t., rush, v.i. Cf.
{Row} a disturbance.]
1. A bumper in honor of a toast or health. [Obs.] --Shak.

2. A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.

         Fill the cup, and fill the can, Have a rouse before
         the morn.                             --Tennyson.


\Rouse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roused} (rouzd); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Rousing}.] [Probably of Scan. origin; cf. Sw. rusa to
rush, Dan. ruse, AS. hre['o]san to fall, rush. Cf. {Rush},
v.]
1. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to
   rouse a deer or other animal of the chase.

         Like wild boars late roused out of the brakes.
                                               --Spenser.

         Rouse the fleet hart, and cheer the opening hound.
                                               --Pope.

2. To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or
   suddenly.

3. To excite to lively thought or action from a state of
   idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to
   rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions.

         To rouse up a people, the most phlegmatic of any in
         Christendom.                          --Atterbury.

4. To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate.

         Blustering winds, which all night long Had roused
         the sea.                              --Milton.

5. To raise; to make erect. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak.


\Rouse\, v. i.
1. To get or start up; to rise. [Obs.]

         Night's black agents to their preys do rouse.
                                               --Shak.

2. To awake from sleep or repose.

         Morpheus rouses from his bed.         --Pope.

3. To be exited to thought or action from a state of
   indolence or inattention.

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