rearoused

/ˌriːəˈraʊzd/
verb
  1. Past tense of rearouse: woke someone or something up again after a period of sleep or rest.
    • The earthquake rearoused the entire neighborhood in the middle of the night.
    • The baby rearoused his parents three times during the night.
    • The alarm clock rearoused her just as she had fallen back asleep.
  2. Past tense of rearouse: brought a feeling, memory, or emotion back into someone's mind or heart.
    • The news rearoused a sense of urgency in the community.
    • The reunion rearoused old feelings of friendship among the classmates.
    • The movie rearoused his childhood fear of clowns.
  3. Past tense of rearouse: made something active or noticeable again after a period of inactivity.
    • The rain rearoused the dry riverbed after months of drought.
    • The new evidence rearoused the investigation into the old case.
    • The scandal rearoused media attention on the politician.
Synonyms
adjective
  1. Having been woken up or made active again after a period of rest or inactivity.
    • The rearoused volcano began to emit smoke and ash.
    • The rearoused interest in the topic led to a new book.
    • The rearoused patient was groggy but alert.
  2. Having had a feeling, memory, or emotion brought back into one's mind or heart.
    • The team played with rearoused confidence after the coach's speech.
    • She felt rearoused anger when she saw the broken vase.
    • The rearoused memories of the trip made him smile.
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