Rouse
WordNet
verb
(1) Cause to become awake or conscious
"He was roused by the drunken men in the street"
"Please wake me at 6 AM."
(2) Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
"The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
(3) Force or drive out
"The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
(4) Become active
"He finally bestirred himself"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- an arousal
- an official ceremony over drinks
- And the King's rouse the heaven shall bruit again,
- Re-speaking earthly thunder. - "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2 lines 127-128
- The sounding of a bugle in the morning after reveille, to signal that soldiers are to rise from bed, often the rouse.