roust C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /raʊst/ UK /raʊst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to rouse or stir up, often roughly; to drive out The sergeant rousted the recruits from their bunks before dawn. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to rouse or stir up, often... rousestirroutdislodgeejectexpel Word family Forms rousted Derived forms roustedroustingroustabout Related forms rouse Etymology AI details A 17th-century variant of rouse, of uncertain ultimate origin; the additional -t may be by analogy with other verbs. Topics Actions & Processes External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # roust **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /raʊst/ **IPA (UK):** /raʊst/ ## Meanings 1. to rouse or stir up, often roughly; to drive out ## Examples - The sergeant rousted the recruits from their bunks before dawn. ## Synonyms - rouse - stir - rout - dislodge - eject - expel ## Derived Forms - rousted - rousting - roustabout ## Related Forms - rouse ## Etymology A 17th-century variant of rouse, of uncertain ultimate origin; the additional -t may be by analogy with other verbs. ## AI Etymology Roust a 17th-century variant of rouse, of uncertain ultimate origin; the additional -t may be by analogy with other verbs. Morphologically, roust is best read as uncertain formation, yielding an English verb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a verb, with the sense "to rouse or stir up, often roughly; to drive out". English derivatives include rousted, rousting, and roustabout; related forms include rouse. The result is an English verb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown