Woke someone up or stirred them to action, emotion, or interest; awakened from sleep or inactivity.
From Middle English 'rousen,' possibly from Old Norse 'rusa' meaning 'to rush.' The word originally meant to shake or stir something up, then expanded to mean waking or exciting.
The word 'roused' contains the same root as 'rouse' the hunting cry—when a hound is 'roused' to the hunt, something primal awakens in both animal and hunter.
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