rouse
rouse [rouse rouses roused rousing] BrE [raʊz] NAmE [raʊz] verb
1. (formal)to wake sb up, especially when they are sleeping deeply ~ sb from sleep/bed
•The telephone roused me from my sleep at 6 a.m.
•He came to the door, evidently just roused from his bed.
•~ sb Nicky roused her with a gentle nudge.
2. to make sb want to start doing sth when they were not active or interested in doing it
•~ sb/yourself (to sth) A lot of people were roused to action by the appeal.
•~ sb/yourself to do sth Richard couldn't rouse himself to say anything in reply.
3. ~ sth (formal)to make sb feel a particular emotion
•to rouse sb's anger
•What roused your suspicions (= what made you suspicious)?
4. usually passive ~ sb to make sb angry, excited or full of emotion
•Chris is not easily roused.
•When roused, he has a cruel tongue.
see also ↑arouse
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
late Middle English (originally as a hawking and hunting term): probably from Anglo-Norman French, of unknown ultimate origin.
Example Bank:
•I was roused from a deep sleep by a hand on my shoulder.
•She ran forward, roused to anger.
•We finally managed to rouse her from her lethargy.
•We tried in vain to rouse him.
•What will it take to rouse the government to action?
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