rouse
1. become active (Freq. 2)
- He finally bestirred himself
• Syn:
bestir
• Hypernyms:
be active, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
• Syn:
agitate, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
• Ant:
calm (for: agitate)
• Derivationally related forms:
excitant (for: excite), excitement (for: excite), charge (for: charge), turn-on (for: turn on), rousing, agitative (for: agitate)
• Hypernyms:
disturb, upset, trouble
• Hyponyms:
hype up, psych up, bother, pother, electrify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will rouse him
- The good news will rouse her
3. 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, wake up, arouse
• Ant:
cause to sleep (for: awaken)
• Derivationally related forms:
arouser (for: arouse), arousal (for: arouse), rouser, awakening (for: awaken)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
reawaken, bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around, call
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. force or drive out
- The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.
• Syn:
rout out, drive out, force out
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
hunt, smoke out
• Verb Group:
chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel,
drive off, run off
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
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