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| rouse [ rowz ] (past and past participle roused, present participle rous·ing, 3rd person present singular rous·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb wake: to wake somebody, or to awaken, from sleep or unconsciousness
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2. transitive verb shake somebody out of apathy: to stir somebody into action or a more active state, or become more active
 He roused even the most apathetic students to something like enthusiasm for the subject.
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3. transitive verb cause emotion: to cause a particular emotion to be felt
the feelings of guilt that the whole affair roused in us
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