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The alarm helped rouse the sleepy campers.
What does Rouse mean?
Rouse means wake up or stir into action.
Dictionary definition
To wake someone up or cause someone to become active or excited.
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The coach's speech roused the team before the final round.
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The article used strong facts to rouse interest in protecting the river.
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MeaningRouse means wake up or stir into action.
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Synonyms
Words like Rouse
wakeUse for causing someone to stop sleeping.
stirUse for causing movement or attention.
awakenUse for waking or making someone aware.
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Word family
Rouse word family
Base word
rouse
verb
rouses
Wakes or stirs now or often.
verb
roused
Woke or stirred in the past.
adjective
rousing
Exciting or stirring.
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