Meaning & use
rouse
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To wake someone up or stir them into action or awareness.
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The smell of fresh coffee finally roused him from bed.
Her passionate speech roused the crowd to action.
A note on using this word
Rouse works both literally, for waking someone from sleep, and figuratively, for stirring emotion or activity.
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