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roused

/ˈɹaʊzd/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To wake (someone) or be awoken from sleep, or from apathy.
  2. To cause, stir up, excite (a feeling, thought, etc.).
  3. To provoke (someone) to action or anger.
  4. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place.
  5. To pull by main strength; to haul.
  6. To raise; to make erect.

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Sources

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