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ROUSE Synonyms

There are 28 synonyms of the word rouse. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word rouse. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For ROUSE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for rouse, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
move alter awaken change displace disturb energize excite invigorate modify motivate stir trouble upset
Phrases (1)
be active

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