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Meaning of rouse

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rouse
      v 1: become active; "He finally bestirred himself" [syn:
           {bestir}, {rouse}]
      2: force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2
         A.M." [syn: {rout out}, {drive out}, {force out}, {rouse}]
      3: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker
         charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn:
         {agitate}, {rouse}, {turn on}, {charge}, {commove}, {excite},
         {charge up}] [ant: {calm}, {calm down}, {lull}, {quiet},
         {quieten}, {still}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillise},
         {tranquillize}]
      4: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the
         drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn:
         {awaken}, {wake}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}]
         [ant: {cause to sleep}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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