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rouse
to wake someone up or stir them into action
Synonyms
- awaken
- stir
- provoke
Antonyms
- calm
- soothe
rouse in a sentence
The smell of fresh pancakes was enough to rouse the whole family on Saturday morning.
The coach's fiery halftime speech managed to rouse the exhausted players and send them back onto the field with new energy.
Where it comes from
From Middle English rousen, originally a falconry term for a bird shaking its feathers
Memory hook
ROUSE rhymes with 'HOUSE' — a noisy house will rouse you from sleep.
Read it in context
- The Queen's Paper Roads History