rousable

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• rouse — [raʊz] verb 1》 bring out of sleep; awaken.     ↘cease to sleep; wake up. 2》 bring out of inactivity. 3》 excite; provoke: his evasiveness roused my curiosity. 4》 stir (a liquid, especially beer while brewing). Derivatives rousable adjective rouser …   English new terms dictionary

• rouse — v. 1 a tr. (often foll. by from, out of) bring out of sleep, wake. b intr. (often foll. by up) cease to sleep, wake up. 2 (often foll. by up) a tr. stir up, make active or excited, startle out of inactivity or confidence or carelessness (roused… …   Useful english dictionary