Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "rouse" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Rouses Point arouse rousable rousement rouser rousing rousingly roust uprouse

Etymologically Related To

carouse

Context

british canada military nautical slang when followed by on

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

alter be active change displace disturb modify move trouble upset

Related Terms

rabble-rouse

Related Terms

action anger apathy arousal awoken bed bugle bumper california carousal cause ceremony covert criticise excite haul liquor mirth provoke pull reveille rise signal sleep sounding stir up strength tell off wake wine

Similar Terms

chase away dispel drive away drive off drive out run off turn back

Synonym Network

agitate awaken bestir roust rout out

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.