Definition:
				
				
				- (v. i. & t.) To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances.
- (n.) A bumper in honor of a toast or health.
- (n.) A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.
- (v.) To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to rouse a deer or other animal of the chase.
- (v.) To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or suddenly.
- (v.) To excite to lively thought or action from a state of idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions.
- (v.) To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate.
- (v.) To raise; to make erect.
- (v. i.) To get or start up; to rise.
- (v. i.) To awake from sleep or repose.
- (v. i.) To be exited to thought or action from a state of indolence or inattention.
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			rouse vs. trouse
			
			
			
			
			
			awake vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. touse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. roused
			
			
			
			
			
			crouse vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			ouse vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. youse
			
			
			
			
			
			douse vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. route
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. souse
			
			
			
			
			
			bouse vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			grouse vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			louse vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			house vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rose vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			mouse vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			arise vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			prompt vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			energized vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. uprouse
			
			
			
			
			
			exsuscitate vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			commove vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			firk vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			promote vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			energize vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			raise vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. suscitate
			
			
			
			
			
			bestir vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			awaken vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			publicity vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. roust
			
			
			
			
			
			inattention vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			indolence vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			haul vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			pull vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. strength
			
			
			
			
			
			action vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			apathy vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. sleep
			
			
			
			
			
			awoken vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			bed vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rise vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. signal
			
			
			
			
			
			reveille vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			bugle vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			carousal vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. sounding
			
			
			
			
			
			ceremony vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			arousal vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. ruse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. rousing
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. waken
			
			
			
			
			
			incentive vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			jog vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rear vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			arouse vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			incite vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			anger vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			provoke vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. rouser
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. starter
			
			
			
			
			
			move vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			alarm vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			agitate vs. rouse
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. stir
			
			
			
			
			
			rouse vs. wake