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 GASKELLWORDS RELATED TO ROUSE
- animate
- applaud
- boost
- brighten
- buck up
- buoy
- cheer
- cheer up
- comfort
- console
- embolden
- energize
- enhearten
- enliven
- excite
- exhilarate
- fortify
- galvanize
- give shot in arm
- gladden
- goad
- hearten
- incite
- inspire
- inspirit
- instigate
- praise
- prick
- prop up
- psych up
- push
- rally
- reassure
- refresh
- restore
- revitalize
- revivify
- rouse
- spur
- steel
- stir
- strengthen
- sway
- abets
- advances
- advocates
- aids
- approves
- assists
- back up
- backs
- befriends
- bolsters
- boosts
- braces
- comforts
- consoles
- countenances
- develops
- eases
- egg on
- endorses
- favors
- fortifies
- forwards
- fosters
- furthers
- gets behind
- gives a leg up
- goes for
- improves
- instigates
- invites
- pats on the back
- prevails
- promotes
- pulls for
- pushes
- reassures
- reinforces
- relieves
- root for
- sanctions
- seconds
- serves
- side with
- smiles upon
- solaces
- spurs
- strengthens
- subscribes to
- subsidizes
- succors
- supports
- sustains
- upholds
- arousing
- begetting
- breeding
- bringing about
- bringing forth
- creating
- developing
- exciting
- fomenting
- generating
- giving birth to
- giving rise to
- hatching
- inciting
- inducing
- instigating
- leading to
- making
- mustering
- occasioning
- precipitating
- procreating
- producing
- propagating
- provoking
- quickening
- rousing
- spawning
- stimulating
- stirring
- working up
- animate
- brace up
- brighten
- buck up
- buoy
- cheer
- cheer up
- divert
- entertain
- excite
- exhilarate
- fire
- fire up
- galvanize
- give a lift
- give life to
- gladden
- hearten
- inspirit
- invigorate
- jazz up
- juice up
- let sunshine in
- pep up
- perk up
- pick up
- put pep into
- quicken
- recreate
- refresh
- rejuvenate
- renew
- restore
- rouse
- snap out of it
- spark
- spice
- spice up
- stimulate
- vivificate
- vivify
- wake up
- work up
- zap
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