rouse

1. Become active (synset 202088053)
   "He finally bestirred himself"
   is a type of: be active, move - be in a state of action
   same as: bestir
2. Force or drive out (synset 202060390)
   "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
   is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
   subtypes:

   • hunt - chase away, with as with force
   • smoke out - drive out with smoke
   same as: drive out, force out, rout out
   verb group: chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
3. Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused (synset 201766380)
   "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
   is a type of: disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply
   subtypes:

   • hype up, psych up - get excited or stimulated
   • bother - make nervous or agitated
   • pother - make upset or troubled
   • electrify - excite suddenly and intensely
   same as: agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, turn on
4. Cause to become awake or conscious (synset 200018806)
   "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   subtypes:

   • reawaken - awaken once again
   • bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to - return to consciousness
   • call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call
   same as: arouse, awaken, wake, wake up, waken

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