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1. Capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement
   "a rousing sermon"
   - stirring
    
2. Rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading
   "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation"

1. The act of arousing
   "the purpose of art is the rousing of emotions"
   - arousal

1. Become active
   "He finally roused himself"
   - bestir
    
2. Force or drive out
   - rout out, drive out, force out
    
3. Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
   - agitate, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
    
4. Cause to become awake or conscious
   "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"
   - awaken, wake, waken, wake up, arouse

Derived forms: rousings

See also: provocative, rouser, stimulating

Type of: alter, be active, change, change of state, displace, disturb, modify, move, trouble, upset

Encyclopedia: Rouse