rouse

/rauz/
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rouse

The alarm clock rouses the sleeping man at sunrise.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To cause someone to wake up from sleep: To make a sleeping person become conscious and alert.
    • To stir someone to action or feeling: To provoke a strong emotional or active response, such as excitement, anger, or enthusiasm.
    • To force out or drive from a place: To cause someone or something to leave a resting or hiding place.
    • To become active or alert: (Used reflexively as "rouse oneself") To make oneself stop being idle or inactive.
Usage

The verb "rouse" is typically transitive, requiring a direct object (e.g., rouse someone, rouse the crowd). It can also be used reflexively (rouse oneself). It often describes a sudden or forceful transition from a state of rest, sleep, or passivity to one of wakefulness, activity, or strong emotion.

Examples
  • To wake someone up:
    • The alarm clock failed to rouse him from his deep sleep.
    • She was roused by the sound of thunder in the middle of the night.
  • To stir to action or emotion:
    • The leader's speech roused the nation to defend its freedom.
    • His unfair comments roused my anger.
  • To force out from a place:
    • The hunters roused a deer from the thicket.
    • The police roused the suspect from his hiding place.
  • To become active (reflexive):
    • After lunch, he struggled to rouse himself and get back to work.
Advanced Usage
  • "Rouse from": To awaken or stir someone from a specific state.
    • It took several minutes to rouse her from her daydream.
  • "Rouse to": To incite or provoke someone to a particular action or state.
    • The injustice roused the community to protest.
Variants and Related Words
  • Rousing (adjective): Exciting and inspiring.
    • The team gave a rousing performance in the final match.
  • Arousal (noun): The act of arousing or the state of being aroused, often used in contexts of emotion, interest, or physiological wakefulness.
    • The movie was designed for emotional arousal.
Synonyms
  • Awaken: To wake up.
  • Stir: To provoke gently into action or feeling.
  • Provoke: To stimulate a reaction, often a strong or angry one.
  • Agitate: To excite or disturb emotionally.
  • Bestir (oneself): To exert or rouse oneself to action.
Phrasal Verbs
  • Rouse out: (Less common) To force or drive out. Similar to "rout out."
    • They managed to rouse out the old records from the dusty archive.
Related Idioms
  • Rouse the rabble: To incite a crowd or group of people, often to disorder or protest.
    • The fiery orator knew how to rouse the rabble with his speeches.
rouse

The alarm clock rouses the sleeping man at sunrise.

Verb
  1. cause to become awake or conscious
    • He was roused by the drunken men in the street
    • Please wake me at 6 AM.
  2. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
    • The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
  3. force or drive out
    • The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.
  4. become active
    • He finally bestirred himself

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