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rousing rousing definition

rousing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  rouse 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  rouse 
 
  Sense  2 
  rout  out  drive  out  force  out  rouse 
  =>  hunt 
  =>  smoke  out 
 
  Sense  3 
  agitate,  rouse,  turn  on  charge,  commove,  excite,  charge  up 
  =>  hype  up  psych  up 
  =>  bother 
  =>  pother 
  =>  electrify 
 
  Sense  4 
  awaken,  wake,  waken,  rouse,  wake  up  arouse 
  =>  reawaken 
  =>  bring  to  bring  back  bring  round,  bring  around 
  =>  call 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  rouse 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  rouse 
 
  Sense  2 
  rout  out  drive  out  force  out  rouse 
  =>  hunt 
  =>  smoke  out 
 
  Sense  3 
  agitate,  rouse,  turn  on  charge,  commove,  excite,  charge  up 
  =>  hype  up  psych  up 
  =>  bother 
  =>  pother 
  =>  electrify 
 
  Sense  4 
  awaken,  wake,  waken,  rouse,  wake  up  arouse 
  =>  reawaken 
  =>  bring  to  bring  back  bring  round,  bring  around 
  =>  resuscitate,  revive 
  =>  boot,  reboot,  bring  up 
  =>  resurrect,  raise,  upraise 
  =>  call 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  rouse 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  rouse 
 
  4  senses  of  rouse 
 
  Sense  1 
  bestir,  rouse 
  =>  be  active,  move 
 
  Sense  2 
  rout  out  drive  out  force  out  rouse 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  3 
  agitate,  rouse,  turn  on  charge,  commove,  excite,  charge  up 
  =>  disturb,  upset,  trouble 
 
  Sense  4 
  awaken,  wake,  waken,  rouse,  wake  up  arouse 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  rouse 
 
  rouse  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  rouse 
 
  Sense  1 
  bestir,  rouse 
  =>  be  active,  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  rout  out  drive  out  force  out  rouse 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  agitate,  rouse,  turn  on  charge,  commove,  excite,  charge  up 
  =>  disturb,  upset,  trouble 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  awaken,  wake,  waken,  rouse,  wake  up  arouse 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  rousing 
  rousing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  rousing 
 
  The  noun  rousing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  arousal,  rousing  --  (the  act  of  arousing;  "the  purpose  of  art  is  the  arousal  of  emotions") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  rouse 
 
  The  verb  rouse  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  bestir,  rouse  --  (become  active:  "He  finally  bestirred  himself") 
  2.  rout  out  drive  out  force  out  rouse  --  (force  or  drive  out  "The  police  routed  them  out  of  bed  at  2  A.M.") 
  3.  agitate,  rouse,  turn  on  charge,  commove,  excite,  charge  up  --  (cause  to  be  agitated,  excited,  or  roused;  "The  speaker  charged  up  the  crowd  with  his  inflammatory  remarks") 
  4.  awaken,  wake,  waken,  rouse,  wake  up  arouse  --  (cause  to  become  awake  or  conscious;  "He  was  roused  by  the  drunken  men  in  the  street";  "Please  wake  me  at  6  AM.") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  rousing 
 
  The  adj  rousing  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  rousing,  stirring  --  (capable  of  arousing  enthusiasm  or  excitement;  "a  rousing  sermon";  "stirring  events  such  as  wars  and  rescues") 
  2.  rousing  --  (rousing  to  activity  or  heightened  action  as  by  spurring  or  goading;  "tossed  a  rousing  political  comment  into  the  conversation") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  rousing 
 
  2  senses  of  rousing 
 
  Sense  1 
  rousing,  stirring 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  stimulating)  ->  unstimulating,  unexciting 
 
  Sense  2 
  rousing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  provocative)  ->  unprovocative,  unprovoking 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  rousing 
 
  2  senses  of  rousing 
 
  Sense  1 
  rousing,  stirring 
  =>  stimulating  (vs.  unstimulating) 
 
  Sense  2 
  rousing 
  =>  provocative  (vs.  unprovocative) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  rousing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  rousing 
 
  rousing  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  rousing 
  carousing 
  rabble-rousing 
  rousing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  rousing 
 
  The  noun  rousing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  arousal,  rousing  --  (the  act  of  arousing;  "the  purpose  of  art  is  the  arousal  of  emotions") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  rouse 
 
  The  verb  rouse  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  bestir,  rouse  --  (become  active:  "He  finally  bestirred  himself") 
  2.  rout  out  drive  out  force  out  rouse  --  (force  or  drive  out  "The  police  routed  them  out  of  bed  at  2  A.M.") 
  3.  agitate,  rouse,  turn  on  charge,  commove,  excite,  charge  up  --  (cause  to  be  agitated,  excited,  or  roused;  "The  speaker  charged  up  the  crowd  with  his  inflammatory  remarks") 
  4.  awaken,  wake,  waken,  rouse,  wake  up  arouse  --  (cause  to  become  awake  or  conscious;  "He  was  roused  by  the  drunken  men  in  the  street";  "Please  wake  me  at  6  AM.") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  rousing 
 
  The  adj  rousing  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  rousing,  stirring  --  (capable  of  arousing  enthusiasm  or  excitement;  "a  rousing  sermon";  "stirring  events  such  as  wars  and  rescues") 
  2.  rousing  --  (rousing  to  activity  or  heightened  action  as  by  spurring  or  goading;  "tossed  a  rousing  political  comment  into  the  conversation") 



rousing definition