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Meaning of AWAKEN

Pronunciation:  u'weykun

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
  2. [v]  cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
  3. [v]  make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"
 

AWAKEN is a 6 letter word that starts with A.

 

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

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*wak"en\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Awakened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Awakening}.] [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS.
[=a]w[ae]cnan, [=a]w[ae]cnian, v. i.; pref. on- + w[ae]cnan
to wake. Cf. {Awake}, v. t.]
To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.
      [He] is dispatched Already to awaken whom thou nam'st.
                                               --Cowper.
      Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. --Tillotson.
Syn: To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: alert, annoy, arouse, awake, awaken to, be begotten, be born, be incarnated, become alive to, become aware of, become conscious of, bestir, blow the coals, blow up, break the spell, burst the bubble, call forth, call up, challenge, come alive, come into being, come into existence, come to, come to know, come to life, correct, debunk, disabuse, disappoint, disenchant, disillude, disillusion, disillusionize, enkindle, enlighten, enrage, excite, expose, fan, fan the fire, fan the flame, feed the fire, fire, flame, foment, frenzy, get hep to, get next to, get up, get wise to, have it reported, heat, impassion, incense, incite, inflame, infuriate, key up, kindle, knock up, lather up, learn, let down easy, let in on, light the fuse, light up, live again, madden, move, overexcite, pique, prick the bubble, put straight, quicken, raise, raise up, rally, reanimate, resurge, resuscitate, return to life, revive, rise again, rouse, see the light, set astir, set fire to, set on fire, set right, set straight, shake up, show up, steam up, stir, stir the blood, stir the embers, stir the feelings, stir up, summon up, tell the truth, turn on, unblindfold, uncharm, undeceive, unspell, wake, wake up, waken, warm, warm the blood, whet, whip up, work into, work up
 

 

 

 

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