rouse

(v) become active
- He finally bestirred himself
bestir,
(v) force or drive out
- The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.
drive out, rout out, force out,
(v) cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
charge up, commove, agitate, excite, turn on, charge,
(v) cause to become awake or conscious
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
awaken, waken, wake up, arouse, wake,

bestir drive out rout out force out charge up commove agitate excite turn on charge awaken waken wake up arouse wake

calm still tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize calm down quiet quieten lull cause to sleep

roue Rous rout roux

rouge rough round route

rouser