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Waken

Waken Meaning & Definition
Waken Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Waken?

[v] stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
[v] cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

Synonyms | Synonyms for Waken: arouse | awake | awaken | come alive | rouse | wake | wake up

Related Terms | Find terms related to Waken:

See Also | alter | bring around | bring back | bring round | bring to | call | catch some Z's | change | change state | kip | log Z's | reawaken | sleep | slumber | turn

Waken In Webster's Dictionary

\Wak"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. pr. {Wakened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wakening}.] [OE. waknen, AS. w[ae]cnan; akin to Goth. gawaknan. See {Wake}, v. i.] To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened. Early, Turnus wakening with the light. --Dryden.
\Wak"en\, v. t. 1. To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken. ``Go, waken Eve.'' --Milton. 2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken. Then Homer's and Tyrt[ae]us' martial muse Wakened the world. --Roscommon. Venus now wakes, and wakens love. --Milton. They introduce Their sacred song, and waken raptures high. --Milton.

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