Main Entry: ¹rouse

Pronunciation: \ˈrau̇z\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): roused; rous·ing

Etymology: Middle English, to shake the feathers

Date: 1531

transitive verb 1 archaic : to cause to break from cover
2 a : to stir up : excite <was roused to fury> b : to arouse from or as if from sleep or repose : awakenintransitive verb 1 : to become aroused : awaken
2 : to become stirred

— rouse·ment \ˈrau̇z-mənt\ noun

— rous·er noun