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rouse

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rouse in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
    "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
    agitate  rouse  turn on  charge  commove  excite  charge up 
  2. cause to become awake or conscious
    "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
    awaken  wake  waken  rouse  wake up  arouse 
  3. become active
    "He finally bestirred himself"
    bestir  rouse 
  4. force or drive out
    "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
    rout out  drive out  force out  rouse 
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