wake up, awaken, stir into action; inflame, enthuse; annoy, irritate
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Roused Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(imp. & p. p.)
of Rouse
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Rouse
Verb
1. become active; "He finally bestirred himself"
(synonym) bestir
(hypernym) be active, move
2. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
(synonym) rout out, drive out, force out
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) hunt
(verb-group) chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
3. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
(synonym) agitate, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
(hypernym) disturb, upset, trouble
(hyponym) hype up, psych up
(derivation) arousal, rousing
4. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
(synonym) awaken, wake, waken, wake up, arouse
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) reawaken
(derivation) waker, rouser, arouser
