Word

rouse, v.
(roused, rouses, rousing)
freq. cnt. 2

become active
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

bestir rouse

sample sentences

"He finally bestirred himself"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, be active

cause to become awake or conscious
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2

arouse awaken rouse wake wake up waken

sample sentences

"He was roused by the drunken men in the street"
"Please wake me at 6 AM."

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

awakening

antonym

cause to sleep

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

arousal arouser

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rouser

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

hyponym

reawaken bring back, bring to, bring round, bring around call

cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

agitate charge charge up commove excite rouse turn on

sample sentences

"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

agitative

antonym

calm

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rousing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

turn-on

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

charge

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

excitant excitement

semantic pointers

hypernym

disturb, trouble, upset

hyponym

hype up, psych up bother pother electrify

force or drive out
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

drive out force out rouse rout out

sample sentences

"The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace

verb group

dispel, drive off, drive out, turn back, drive away, run off, chase away

hyponym

hunt smoke out