rouse

English Thesaurus

1. cause to become awake or conscious (verb.body)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

hyponym	:	reawaken,
definition	:	awaken once again (verb.body)

hyponym	:	bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to,
definition	:	return to consciousness (verb.body)

hyponym	:	call,
definition	:	rouse somebody from sleep with a call (verb.body)

2. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	disturb, trouble, upset,
definition	:	move deeply (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	hype up, psych up,
definition	:	get excited or stimulated (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	bother,
definition	:	make nervous or agitated (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	pother,
definition	:	make upset or troubled (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	electrify,
definition	:	excite suddenly and intensely (verb.emotion)

3. force or drive out (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	displace, move,
definition	:	cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	hunt,
definition	:	chase away, with as with force (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	smoke out,
definition	:	drive out with smoke (verb.motion)

verb group	:	chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back,
definition	:	force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (verb.motion)

4. become active (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	be active, move,
definition	:	be in a state of action (verb.body)

5. cause to become awake or conscious (verb.body)

antonym	:	cause to sleep,
definition	:	make fall asleep (verb.body)

derivation	:	awakening, wakening, waking up,
definition	:	the act of waking (noun.act)

derivation	:	arousal,
definition	:	awakening from sleep (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	arouser, rouser, waker,
definition	:	someone who rouses others from sleep (noun.person)

6. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused (verb.emotion)

antonym	:	calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize,
definition	:	make calm or still (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	arousal, rousing,
definition	:	the act of arousing (noun.act)

derivation	:	excitation, excitement,
definition	:	something that agitates and arouses (noun.act)

derivation	:	turn-on,
definition	:	something causing excitement or stimulating interest (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill,
definition	:	the swift release of a store of affective force (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	agitating, agitative, provoking,
definition	:	causing or tending to cause anger or resentment (adj.all)

derivation	:	excitant, excitative, excitatory,
definition	:	(of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate (adj.all)

7. cause to become awake or conscious (verb.body)

antonym	:	cause to sleep,
definition	:	make fall asleep (verb.body)

derivation	:	awakening, wakening, waking up,
definition	:	the act of waking (noun.act)

derivation	:	arousal,
definition	:	awakening from sleep (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	arouser, rouser, waker,
definition	:	someone who rouses others from sleep (noun.person)

8. cause to be agitated, excited, or roused (verb.emotion)

antonym	:	calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize,
definition	:	make calm or still (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	arousal, rousing,
definition	:	the act of arousing (noun.act)

derivation	:	excitation, excitement,
definition	:	something that agitates and arouses (noun.act)

derivation	:	turn-on,
definition	:	something causing excitement or stimulating interest (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	bang, boot, charge, flush, kick, rush, thrill,
definition	:	the swift release of a store of affective force (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	agitating, agitative, provoking,
definition	:	causing or tending to cause anger or resentment (adj.all)

derivation	:	excitant, excitative, excitatory,
definition	:	(of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate (adj.all)