verb
rouse
ROUZ/raʊz/
To awaken someone into an active state.
The parent rouses the drowsy adult child by opening the curtains to morning light.
Etymology
Middle English rousen was a hawking term for shaking body feathers. Its deeper origin is obscure; later uses for making game rise from cover connect bodily stirring with the broader sense of waking or provoking action.
In context
take, moreover, brave Hector, O Far- Darter, into your own care, and rouse him to deeds of daring
More examples
- It takes two alarms to rouse him in the morning.
- Her urgent call rouses us into action.
- She gently roused her daughter from a nap.
Forms
rouse · rouses · roused · rousing