Meaning of AWAKEN
| Pronunciation: | | u'weykun
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- [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."
- [v] make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"
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| | Synonyms: | | arouse, awake, come alive, rouse, wake, wake up, waken |
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| | 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 |
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| | 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.
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