ROUSE Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word rouse. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| arouse | verbv | |||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • stop sleeping • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • cause to be alert and energetic • cause to become awake or conscious • to begin moving • to evoke sexual feelings | ||||||
| awaken | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to become awake or conscious • stop sleeping • make aware | ||||||
| excite | verbv | |||||
verb • arouse or elicit a feeling • act as a stimulant • stir feelings in • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • to evoke sexual feelings • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • raise to a higher energy level • produce a magnetic field in | ||||||
| wake | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||
noun • an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii • the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) • the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward • a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial verb • be awake, be alert, be there • stop sleeping • arouse or excite feelings and passions • to alert someone to something • cause to become awake or conscious | ||||||
| animate | verbv | |||||
adjective • belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings • endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life • endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness verb • heighten or intensify • give lifelike qualities to • make lively • give new life or energy to | ||||||
| electrify | verbv | |||||
verb • excite suddenly and intensely • charge (a conductor) with electricity • equip for use with electricity | ||||||
| enliven | verbv | |||||
verb • heighten or intensify • make lively | ||||||
| exhilarate | verbv | |||||
verb • fill with sublime emotion | ||||||
| galvanize | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • to stimulate to action • cover with zinc • stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock | ||||||
| incite | verbv | |||||
verb • give an incentive for action • provoke or stir up • urge on; cause to act | ||||||
| inspire | verbv | |||||
verb • heighten or intensify • supply the inspiration for • serve as the inciting cause of • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts • fill with revolutionary ideas • draw in (air) | ||||||
| invigorate | verbv | |||||
verb • heighten or intensify • give life or energy to • make lively • impart vigor, strength, or vitality to | ||||||
| kindle | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • catch fire • cause to start burning • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | ||||||
| provoke | verbv | |||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • provide the needed stimulus for • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||
| quicken | verbv | |||||
verb • move faster • make keen or more acute • give life or energy to • show signs of life • give new life or energy to | ||||||
| stimulate | verbv | |||||
verb • act as a stimulant • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • cause to be alert and energetic • cause to occur rapidly • stir feelings in • provide the needed stimulus for | ||||||
| stir | verbv | |||||
noun • a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event • emotional agitation and excitement • a rapid active commotion verb • move an implement through • move very slightly • stir feelings in • stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of • affect emotionally • summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic • to begin moving • mix or add by stirring | ||||||
| thrill | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the swift release of a store of affective force • an almost pleasurable sensation of fright • something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation verb • cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input • feel sudden intense sensation or emotion • tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement • fill with sublime emotion | ||||||
| fire up | verbv | |||||
verb • arouse or excite feelings and passions • begin to smoke | ||||||
| agitate | verbv | |||||
verb • try to stir up public opinion • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • move very slightly • move or cause to move back and forth • change the arrangement or position of | ||||||
