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rouse

UK/ˈɹaʊz/ US/ɹæɔs/ uncommon obsolete slang uk

verb

1.

become active

  • “He finally bestirred himself”
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2.

force or drive out

  • “The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.”
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3.

cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

  • “The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks”
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4.

cause to become awake or conscious

  • “He was roused by the drunken men in the street”
  • “Please wake me at 6 AM.”
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Origin

From Middle English rousen, from Anglo-Norman reuser, ruser, originally used in English of hawks shaking the feathers of the body, from Latin recūsō, by loss of the medial 'c.' Doublet of recuse. Figurative meaning “to stir up, provoke to activity” is from 1580s; that of “awaken” is first recorded 1590s.

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  • Rouses Point

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