rearouse
/ˌriːəˈraʊz/
verb
- To wake someone or something up again after a period of sleep or rest.
- The smell of coffee rearoused him from his deep slumber.
- The loud thunder rearoused the sleeping dog from its nap.
- The nurse tried to rearouse the patient after the surgery.
- To bring a feeling, memory, or emotion back into someone's mind or heart.
- Her kind words rearoused a sense of hope in the struggling team.
- The documentary rearoused his interest in environmental issues.
- The old song rearoused memories of their first dance together.
- To make something active or noticeable again after a period of inactivity.
- The coach's speech rearoused the team's fighting spirit.
- The protest rearoused public debate about the new law.
- The warm weather rearoused the dormant plants in the garden.
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