rouse
pronunciation
How to pronounce rouse in British English:
UK [raʊz]
How to pronounce rouse in American English:
US [raʊz]
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- Verb:
- become active
- force or drive out
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- cause to become awake or conscious
Word Origin
- rouse (v.)
- mid-15c., intransitive probably from Anglo-French or Old French reuser, ruser, originally used in English of hawks shaking the feathers of the body, but like many hawking terms it is of obscure origin. Figurative meaning "to stir up, provoke to activity" is from 1580s; that of "awaken" is first recorded 1590s. Related: Roused; rousing.
Example
- 1. Efforts to rouse international ire have had mixed success .
- 2. Far from trying to rouse us from slumber , its role is now to offer us a cup of warm milk before bed .
- 3. Work , family and other commitments rouse people early , while computers , tv and other electronic media keep people awake late at night .
- 4. On the other hand , they rouse misplaced religious pride in the industry 's growth , with surprisingly frequent claims that its modes are , or will become , unequivocally superior .
- 5. The nurses had advised me to tickle his ear if I wanted to rouse him but he looked so peaceful it didn 't seem fair to disturb him , especially like that .