Definition of rouse
Verbs
force or drive out
- Synonyms:
- drive out, force out, rout out
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chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, run off, turn back
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
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calm
make calm or still
- calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
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hype up, psych up
get excited or stimulated
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bother
make nervous or agitated
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pother
make upset or troubled
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electrify
excite suddenly and intensely
cause to become awake or conscious
"He was roused by the drunken men in the street"
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cause to sleep
make fall asleep
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reawaken
awaken once again
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bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to
return to consciousness
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resuscitate, revive
cause to regain consciousness
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call
rouse somebody from sleep with a call
Vocabulary Lists for rouse
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
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Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" Chapters 1-13 »(343 words)
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Jack London's White Fang - Part 1 »(323 words)
An excellent vocabulary list for the first part of Jack...
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Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" Chapters 14-26 »(311 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "Oliver...
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