Definition of rouse

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rouse - 5 definitions

- verb
1. bestir -- become active; "He finally bestirred himself"
synonyms: bestir
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. rout out -- force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
synonyms: rout out, drive out, force out
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. agitate -- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
synonyms: agitate, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
antonyms: calm -- make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. awaken -- cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
synonyms: awaken, wake, waken, wake up, arouse
antonyms: cause to sleep -- make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. rouse, bestir -- to bring out of a state of sleep or inactivity
synonyms: bestir, roused, rouses, rousing, amoove, unbed
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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Antonyms
calm -- make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
cause to sleep -- make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"

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