Rouse

rowz, v.t. to raise up: to stir up: to awaken: to excite to anything: to put into action: to startle or start, as an animal: to work about in salt, to roil.— v.i. to awake: to be excited to action.— n. the reveille.— adv. ( obs. ) vehemently.— adj. Rous′ant ( her. ), starting up, as a bird in the attitude of rising.— ns. Rouse′ment , an awakening religious discourse; Rous′er , one who, or that which, rouses, anything astonishing.— adj. Rous′ing , having power to awaken: great, violent.— adv. Rous′ingly .— adj. Rous′y , noisy, riotous. [Scand., Sw. rusa , Dan. ruse , to rush.]