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rouses

 
Noun rous has 1 sense
  1. Rous, Peyton Rous, Francis Peyton Rous - United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970)
    --1 is a kind of diagnostician, pathologist
Verb rouse has 4 senses
  1. bestir, rouse - become active; "He finally bestirred himself"
    --1 is one way to be active, move
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  2. rout out, drive out, force out, rouse - force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
    --2 is one way to move, displace
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  3. agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up - cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
    --3 is one way to disturb, upset, trouble
    Derived form: noun rousing1
    Sample sentences:
    The bad news will rouse him
    The good news will rouse her
  4. awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
    --4 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun rouser1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
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