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English verb: rouse | |||
| 1. | rouse (motion) become active | ||
| Samples | He finally bestirred himself. | ||
| Synonyms | bestir | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be active, move | ||
| 2. | rouse (motion) force or drive out | ||
| Samples | The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.. | ||
| Synonyms | drive out, force out, rout out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hunt, smoke out | ||
| Verb group | chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back | ||
| 3. | rouse (emotion) cause to be agitated, excited, or roused | ||
| Samples | The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will rouse him, The good news will rouse her | ||
| Synonyms | agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, turn on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disturb, trouble, upset | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bother, electrify, hype up, pother, psych up | ||
| Antonyms | calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull | ||
| 4. | rouse (body) cause to become awake or conscious | ||
| Samples | He was roused by the drunken men in the street. Please wake me at 6 AM.. | ||
| Synonyms | arouse, awaken, wake, wake up, waken | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to, call, reawaken | ||
| Antonyms | cause to sleep | ||
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