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waken |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Waken \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Waken \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: waken v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {awaken}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}] 2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come alive}] [ant: {fall asleep}]
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