rouse

v., roused, rous·ing, rous·es.

v.tr.

1. To arouse from slumber, apathy, or depression.
2. To excite, as to anger or action; stir up. See synonyms at provoke.

v.intr.

1. To awaken.
2. To become active.

n.

The act or an instance of arousing.

[Middle English rousen, to shake the feathers: used of a hawk, perhaps from Old French reuser, ruser, to repel, push back, from Vulgar Latin *recūsāre, from Latin, to refuse. See recuse.]

rouser rous'er n.

verb

1. To cease sleeping: arouse, awake, awaken, stir¹, wake¹, waken. See awareness/unawareness.
2. To induce or elicit (a reaction or emotion): arouse, awake, awaken, kindle, raise, stir¹ (up), waken. See excite/bore/interest.

v

Definition: stimulate, excite
Antonyms: calm, disenchant, dull

v

Definition: wake
Antonyms: go to sleep, nap, sleep

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IN BRIEF: To waken from sleep or rest. Also: To stir up strong emotion or enthusiasm.

Mere words are cheap and plenty enough, but ideas that rouse and set multitudes thinking come as gold from the mines. — A. Owen Penny

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vække, ophidse
v. intr. - vågne op, vække, ophidse
n. - opvågnen, voldsomt røre

idioms:

• rouse oneself    tage sig selv i nakken

Nederlands (Dutch)
wakker maken, opwekken

Français (French)
v. tr. - réveiller (sout), susciter
v. intr. - se réveiller, s'activer
n. - réveil, excitation, activation

idioms:

• rouse oneself    s'exciter

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufwachen, sich aufraffen, reizen, hervorrufen
n. - Erregung, Trunk, Trinkgelage

idioms:

• rouse oneself    sich aufraffen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αφυπνίζω, ξυπνώ, ξεσηκώνω, διεγείρω, προκαλώ, εξάπτω
n. - οινοπνευματώδες ποτό

idioms:

• rouse oneself    ξυπνώ, αφυπνίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
svegliarsi, cacciare

idioms:

• rouse oneself    svegliarsi, eccitarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - despertar
n. - alvorada (f)

idioms:

• rouse oneself    despertar

Русский (Russian)
будить, побуждать

idioms:

• rouse oneself    взять себя в руки

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - despertar, suscitar, provocar, avivar, enfadar
v. intr. - despertar, despertarse, animarse, moverse
n. - el despertar

idioms:

• rouse oneself    animarse, despertarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - väcka, rycka upp, sporra, vakna
n. - väckning, dryckeslag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
弄醒, 叫醒, 激怒, 激起, 使激动, 被唤醒, 奋发起来, 醒来, 被惊起, 觉醒, 奋起

idioms:

• rouse oneself    急起直追

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 弄醒, 叫醒, 激怒, 激起, 使激動
v. intr. - 被喚醒, 奮發起來, 醒來, 被驚起
n. - 覺醒, 奮起

idioms:

• rouse oneself    急起直追

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 깨우다, 환기하다, 몰아내다
v. intr. - 깨다, 분기하다, 격발하다
n. - 각성, 분기 , 기상 나팔

idioms:

• rouse oneself    분기하다, 분발하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 目を覚まさせる, 奮い立たせる, 扇動する, 駆り出す, 奮起させる
n. - 覚醒

idioms:

• rouse oneself    奮起する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يستيقظ, يثير, يحرض (الاسم) دقه الإيقاظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העיר, הקים, עורר, הרגיז, הלהיב‬
v. intr. - ‮התעורר‬
n. - ‮התעוררות‬

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