Definitions of rouse:

• verb:   become active
• verb:   cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
• verb:   force or drive out
• verb:   cause to become awake or conscious

  Example: "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 8333 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1002)