to provoke; to rouse; to induce; to offend
it may rouse opposition in others, and therefore be incapable of gratification.
The red flag rouse the serf, halberd in hand,While the despot's black talons held his whip aloft.
He signed to them not to give vent to any cry of admiration that might rouse suspicion.
Unbelievably, and perhaps aided by the chameleon's ability to camouflage itself, her rouse was only spotted by security when fellow passengers began photographing the woman.
That was no reason why he should be deaf; but he must have been, he thought, for, by and by, he heard Mr Feeder calling in his ear, and gently shaking him to rouse his attention.
stir [rouse] a person's bile
rouse(sb's feelings,etc)for one's own purposes
She must rouse herself from the torpor of mind and body.
By the latter part of the thirteenth century, Europe was only beginning to rouse from its intellectual stupor.
A few words from her, evincing a dislike to Heathcliff, were enough to rouse in him all his old hatred of the boy.
rouse ultrasonic viscometer
The Europeans can rouse themselves occasionally.
However, he was not going to rouse him from his sleep.
inspire; to stimulate; to spur on; be inspired with enthusiasm; to rouse oneself; to brace oneself up
In the first place, if you enter this garden, if you lay a hand on this gate, I'll scream, I'll beat on the door, I'll rouse everybody, I'll have the whole six of you seized, I'll call the police.
He's very hard to rouse in the morning.
When the two servants arrived, they were hardly able to rouse Heidi enough to show her to her bed-room.
The nurses had advised me to tickle his ear if I wanted to rouse him but he looked so peaceful it didn't seem fair to disturb him, especially like that.
He took one look and then flew to rouse out his forces.
"But it's a sound sleep all right.I came home a little late from the newspaper office and couldn't even rouse you."
get or jump up;rouse oneself
Mr Beresford said the winners would be best advised to keep quiet about their good fortune - and try to get themselves sacked from their jobs so as not to rouse suspicion.
The toad slept very soundly, and no amount of shaking could rouse him out of bed next morning.
I dare not rouse the family, and fill the place with confusion.
Hot flushes alone cause women approaching menopause to briefly rouse 100 times a night-around three times more than a woman who is not.
rouse somebody from sleep with a call.
To rouse from sleep;waken.
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