1. (

• arousal ,
• rousing

) the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" ;

1. (

• 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." ;

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" ;