Definitions for: 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."



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, rouse, wake, wake up

Antonyms: cause to sleep, dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off

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

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