Thesaurus / rouse
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Let us go up to Juda, and rouse it up, and draw it away to us, and make the son of Tabeel king in the midst thereof.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSMr. Mayne thought they should rouse the household at the first reputable looking dwelling they found.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYThey sent agents into the most degraded quarters of the city to rouse and direct the mob.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTTIt will only rouse him up, and make him swear at normal graduates in general, and this one in particular.
THE CROMPTONSMARY J. HOLMESNothing could rouse him out of his tame civility, which had been taken more than once for obsequiousness.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOODHis manner disconcerts me; but the sarcasm of his words and the offensive tone rouse my resentment.
PRISON MEMOIRS OF AN ANARCHISTALEXANDER BERKMANGeorgie attempted to rouse her, but in vain; she placed her ear to her moving lips.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME II (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSIt was exactly what I wanted to rouse and interest him, and he took it all in so well, that I am sure they were pleased with him.
THE DAISY CHAINCHARLOTTE YONGEShe apparently tried to rouse herself, and, failing, went to sleep again; but she left Mrs. Kinnaird a little comforted.
THE GOLD TRAILHAROLD BINDLOSSThe room grew cool in the night air; but Ruth dared not rouse him from what appeared to be sound, restoring slumber.
RUTHELIZABETH CLEGHORN GASKELLSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 17, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO ROUSE
- abetted
- actuated
- added fuel
- brought about
- egg on
- encouraged
- fired up
- fomented
- goaded
- hinted
- impelled
- incited
- inflamed
- initiated
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- kindled
- made waves
- moved
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- suggested
- turned on
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- initiating
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- making waves
- moving
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- persuading
- planning
- plotting
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- scheming
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- suggesting
- turning on
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- accented
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- added to
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- aggravated
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- boosted
- brightened
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- darkened
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- pointed
- poured it on
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- heat up
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- lighten
- magnify
- point
- pour it on
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- reinforce
- rise
- rouse
- set off
- sharpen
- spike
- step up
- strengthen
- stress
- tone up
- whet
- activated
- animated
- braced
- bucked up
- energized
- enlivened
- excited
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- turned on
- vitalized
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- zapped
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- blessed
- blew up
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- deepened
- dignified
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- hiked
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- intensated
- jacked up
- jumped up
- mounted
- multiplied
- padded
- pyramided
- ran up
- redoubled
- rose
- roused
- stepped up
- sweetened
- swelled
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