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[ verb ] become active

Synonyms

bestir

Examples

: "He finally bestirred himself"

Used in print

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

A knocking at Alex 's door roused him at six o'clock the following morning .

Related terms

be_active

2
[ verb ] cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

Synonyms

agitate excite commove charge_up turn_on charge

Examples

"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

Related terms

calm disturb pother electrify hype_up bother excitation arousal

3
[ verb ] force or drive out

Synonyms

rout_out force_out drive_out

Examples

"The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

Related terms

move hunt smoke_out chase_away

4
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1002
5
[ verb ] cause to become awake or conscious

Synonyms

awaken wake_up arouse wake waken

Examples

"He was roused by the drunken men in the street" "Please wake me at 6 AM."

Related terms

cause_to_sleep change bring_to reawaken call awakening arouser

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Rhymes with

prows grouse crouse browse brows strauss

Phonetic and Homophones

R AW1 Z rao's
R AW1 S Rousse

Similar Spelling

Rousse Rousey rous rose Rosie Royse Rogue Rowse Roose Roque Rosse Rousseau Ros Rowsey Roscoe Rossie Roseau Roeske Roos Rosa Ross rosy ross_sea Rosio Rocke Rosia Rossi Rosso Rosch rouge Roche Roush Roosa Roxie Rooks Rooke Royce Rogge Rossow Rockey Roesch ruse roc Rougeau rookie Roache

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