rouse

Meanings

• become active
• force or drive out
• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
• cause to become awake or conscious
  • "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"

Synonyms

agitate, arouse, awaken, bestir, charge, charge up, commove, drive out, excite, force out, rout out, turn on, wake, wake up, waken