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rouse

/ rouse /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
Opposites:
calm calm down quiet tranquilize tranquillize
Type of:
disturb upset trouble
Kinds of:
hype up psych up bother pother electrify
Derived:
excitation excitement bang boot charge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
become active
"He finally bestirred himself"
Type of:
be active move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
cause to become awake or conscious
"He was roused by the drunken men in the street"
"Please wake me at 6 AM."
Opposites:
cause to sleep
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
reawaken bring to bring back bring round bring around
Derived:
waker rouser arouser arousal awakening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
force or drive out
"The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
hunt smoke out
Verb group:
chase away drive out turn back drive away dispel
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
43
Times Searched
3
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disturb upset trouble hype up psych up bother pother electrify calm calm down quiet tranquilize