noun
- The act of arousing.
- usage: "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
- synonyms: arousal
verb
- Become active.
- usage: "He finally bestirred himself"
- Force or drive out.
- usage: "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A. M."
- Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused.
- usage: "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
- Cause to become awake or conscious.
- usage: "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
adjective
- Capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement.
- usage: "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"
- synonyms: stirring
- Rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading.
- usage: "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation"
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