rouse-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) become active or aroused.

Commentary:
NOTE: if specifically causes waking from sleep, use sense 2.

Examples:
The police roused them from the couch and forced them from the house.
The speaker roused the crowd to action.
His ideas roused a nation to confront inequality.

Mappings:
VerbNet: force-59
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: rouse.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3

Sense Number 2: (Cause to) become awake or conscious.

Examples:
Guards roused me from a sound sleep.
He was roused by drunken men in the street.
Please rouse me at 6AM.

Mappings:
VerbNet: force-59
FrameNet: Cause_to_wake
PropBank: rouse.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4