| rouse | (verb) cause to become awake or conscious | Synonyms: arouse, awaken, wake, wake up, waken |
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| (verb) cause to be agitated, excited, or roused | Synonyms: agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, turn on |
| (verb) force or drive out | Synonyms: drive out, force out, rout out |
| (verb) become active | Synonyms: bestir |
| rouser | (noun) someone who rouses others from sleep | Synonyms: arouser, waker |
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| rousing | (adjective) rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading | - |
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| (adjective) capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement | Synonyms: stirring |
| (noun) the act of arousing | Synonyms: arousal |
| roustabout | (noun) a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor | Synonyms: deckhand |
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