EGAVE

rouse

About 1.77 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To cause (something) to be (more) active or to move; to agitate, to stir up. To stir (a liquid, especially beer in the brewing process). To provoke (someone) to react (for example, in anger or annoyance); to spur; also, to annoy, to tease.
    to rouse the emotions or passions
  2. verb To cause (something) to be (more) active or to move; to agitate, to stir up. To stir (a liquid, especially beer in the brewing process).
  3. verb To stir (a liquid, especially beer in the brewing process).
  4. verb To provoke (someone) to react (for example, in anger or annoyance); to spur; also, to annoy, to tease.
  5. verb Originally chiefly followed by up: to cause (an emotional reaction, a feeling, etc.); to excite, to incite, to stir up.
    to rouse the emotions or passions
  6. verb Sometimes followed by up: to disturb (someone) from a state of apathy, comfort, etc.
  7. verb Sometimes followed by up: to wake (oneself or someone) from deep thought, or rest or sleep; to awaken.
  8. verb Sometimes followed by up: to wake (oneself or someone) from deep thought, or rest or sleep; to awaken.

Similar words

excite arouse commove agitate bestir awaken waken wake up drive out force out

Often followed by

the him them and her his a up himself

Word family

roused rousement rousements rouser rousers rouses rousing

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