uprouse

[ uhp-rouz ]

verb (used with object)

, up·roused, up·rous·ing.

1. to rouse up; arouse; awake.

uprouse

/ ʌpˈraʊz /

verb

1. rare.
   tr to rouse or stir up; arouse

Word History and Origins

Origin of uprouse¹

First recorded in 1805–15; up- + rouse ¹

Example Sentences

Uprouse, up-rowz′, v.t. to rouse up.

From Project Gutenberg

Mother, uprouse thee! many bitter arrows Out of one bosom gather, and for ever Pray for one resting in a chilly forest Under an oak tree.

From Project Gutenberg

But why was there absent from the harmonious list so appropriate a glee as Sir Henry Bishop's:— "Uprouse ye then, My merry merry men, It is our opening day!"

From Project Gutenberg

He tells of scorn, he tells of broken vows, ��Of sleepless nights, of anguish-ridden days, Pangs that his sensibility uprouse ��To curse his being and his thirst for praise.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh! hear the plaint by thy sad favourite made, ��His melancholy moan, He tells of scorn, he tells of broken vows, ��Of sleepless nights, of anguish-ridden days, Pangs that his sensibility uprouse ��To curse his being and his thirst for praise.

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