1. to stir up or disturb; to force someone out of bed or out of a place
Usage: third person singular present tense of 'rout'

Examples

• The alarm clock rousts him from sleep every morning at six.
• The security guard rousts the homeless man from the doorway.
• She rousts the children from their beds for school.
• The noise from construction rousts the entire neighborhood.
• The coach rousts the team from the locker room for practice.
• Heavy rain rousts the campers from their tents.