ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsRrouse
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rouse
Meaning: to wake someone up or stir them into action
rouse in a sentence
How rouse is used in real sentences:
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.
“In 1588, as the Spanish Armada approached, royal orders helped rouse county officers to assemble men, horses, and food.”
— from the passage The Queen's Paper Roads
Synonyms for rouse
Other words for rouse — awaken, stir and provoke — carry the same meaning.
- awaken
- stir
- provoke
Antonyms of rouse
Words that mean the opposite of rouse:
- calm
- soothe
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.