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41rouse — rouse1 rousedness /row zid nis/, n. rouser, n. /rowz/, v., roused, rousing, n. v.t. 1. to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words. 2. to… …
42rouse — [[t]ra͟ʊz[/t]] rouses, rousing, roused 1) V ERG If someone rouses you when you are sleeping or if you rouse, you wake up. [LITERARY] [V n] Hilton roused him at eight thirty by rapping on the door... When I put my hand on his, he stirs but doesn t …
43rabble-rouser — noun (C) someone who tries to make a crowd of people angry and violent, especially in order to achieve political aims rabble rousing adjective: a rabble rousing speech rabble rousing noun (U) …
44provoke — 1 Provoke, excite, stimulate, pique, quicken, galvanize can all mean to rouse one into doing or feeling something or to call something into existence by so rousing a person. Provoke stresses a power in the agent or agency sufficient to produce… …
45rouse — I. /raʊz / (say rowz) verb (roused, rousing) –verb (t) 1. to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc. 2. to stir to strong indignation or anger. 3. to cause (game) to start from a… …
46rous´ing|ly — rous|ing «ROW zihng», adjective. 1. that rouses; stirring; vigorous; brisk: »a rousing speech, to do a rousing business. 2. Informal. outrageous; extraordinary: »a rousing lie. –rous´ing|ly …
47rous|ing — «ROW zihng», adjective. 1. that rouses; stirring; vigorous; brisk: »a rousing speech, to do a rousing business. 2. Informal. outrageous; extraordinary: »a rousing lie. –rous´ing|ly …
48Awakening — A*wak en*ing, a. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn. {A*wak en*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
49Awakeningly — Awakening A*wak en*ing, a. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn. {A*wak en*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
50rouse — I. verb (roused; rousing) Etymology: Middle English, to shake the feathers Date: 1531 transitive verb 1. archaic to cause to break from cover 2. a. to stir up ; excite < was …
