rouse

Verb

• cause to become awake or conscious
  • He was roused by the drunken men in the street
    
  • Please wake me at 6 AM.
    

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
  • The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks
    

• force or drive out
  • The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.
    

• become active
  • He finally bestirred himself
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  awaken , wake , waken , wake up , arouse , agitate , turn on , charge , commove , excite , charge up , rout out , drive out , force out , bestir
• Antonyms: 
  cause to sleep , calm , calm down , quiet , tranquilize , tranquillize , tranquillise , quieten , lull , still