rouse
verb
[ raʊz ]
• cause to stop sleeping.
• "she was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on her shoulder"
• make angry or excited.
• "the crowds were roused to fever pitch by the drama of the race"
Similar:
stir up,
excite,
galvanize,
electrify,
stimulate,
inspire,
move,
fire up,
fire the enthusiasm of,
fire the imagination of,
get going,
whip up,
inflame,
agitate,
goad,
provoke,
incite,
egg on,
spur on,
light a fire under,
inspirit,
annoy,
anger,
make angry,
infuriate,
send into a rage,
madden,
incense,
vex,
irk,
work up,
exasperate,
aggravate,
• stir (a liquid, especially beer while brewing).
• "rouse the beer as the hops are introduced"
• haul (something) vigorously in the specified direction.
• "rouse the cable out"
Origin:
late Middle English (originally as a hawking and hunting term): probably from Anglo-Norman French, of unknown ultimate origin.
