Uprouse

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To awaken or incite strong feeling or action, bringing someone or something to heightened activity
2. To stimulate or energize, causing a person or group to rise or become more active
3. To prompt or rouse from inaction, urging greater intensity or awareness

Etymology: "Uprouse" is simply "up-" attached to "rouse," so the story is mostly in the parts. "Rouse" itself goes back to Middle English "rousen," meaning to shake or stir, and the "up-" prefix adds a sense of intensifying the action or lifting it into view. Together they describe stirring something from a resting state into active motion. The verb is a straightforward formation rather than a coinage with a famous author or dramatic shift in meaning. Its sense, to awaken or incite strong feeling or action, follows directly from the meaning of "rouse," with "up-" pushing the emphasis toward heightened activity.

Synonyms: rise, arise, awaken, get up, stand up

Antonyms: sit, lie down, fall