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a·wak·en

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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)

to awake; waken.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME awak(e)nen, OE awæcnian earlier onwæcnian. See a-¹, waken

]

—Related forms

a·wak·en·a·ble, adjective

a·wak·en·er, noun

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a·wak·en Audio Help (ə-wā'kən) Pronunciation Key
tr. & intr.v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens
To awake; waken. See Usage Note at wake¹.

[Middle English awakenen, from Old English āwæcnian : ā-, on, up; see a-² + wæcnian, to waken; see waken.]

a·wak'en·er n.

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

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aˈwaken1 verb

to awake
Example: I was awakened by the song of the birds.

Arabic:	يوقِظ
Chinese (Simplified):	唤醒
Chinese (Traditional):	喚醒
Czech:	probudit
Danish:	vække; vågne
Dutch:	wekken
Estonian:	(üles) ärkama, (üles) äratama
Finnish:	herättää
French:	(r)éveiller
German:	aufwecken
Greek:	ξυπνάω
Hungarian:	felébred
Icelandic:	vekja
Indonesian:	terbangun, terjaga
Italian:	svegliare

Japanese:	目覚めさせる
Korean:	잠에서 깨다; 일으키다
Latvian:	pamodināt
Lithuanian:	pabudinti
Norwegian:	vekke; våkne
Polish:	budzić
Portuguese (Brazil):	acordar
Portuguese (Portugal):	acordar
Romanian:	trezi
Russian:	просыпаться; будить
Slovak:	zobudiť (sa)
Slovenian:	prebuditi
Spanish:	despertar
Swedish:	väcka, vakna
Turkish:	uyandırmak

aˈwaken2 verb

to start (a feeling of interest, guilt etc)
Example: His interest was awakened by the lecture.

Arabic:	يُثير المَشاعِر
Chinese (Simplified):	产生；引起
Chinese (Traditional):	產生；引起
Czech:	vzbudit, podnítit
Danish:	vække
Dutch:	wekken
Estonian:	äratama
Finnish:	herättää
French:	éveillé
German:	wecken
Greek:	ξυπνάω μέσα μου κτ., ξεκινώ
Hungarian:	felébreszt
Icelandic:	vakna, *vekja til meðvitundar
Indonesian:	bangkit
Italian:	risvegliato

Japanese:	目覚めさせる
Korean:	깨닫다; 깨닫게 하다
Latvian:	izraisīt; radīt
Lithuanian:	sukelti
Norwegian:	vekke, bli klar over
Polish:	rozbudzać
Portuguese (Brazil):	despertar
Portuguese (Portugal):	despertar
Romanian:	a trezi
Russian:	пробуждать
Slovak:	vzbudiť
Slovenian:	vzbuditi
Spanish:	despertar
Swedish:	väcka, vakna
Turkish:	uyandırmak

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Awaken

A*wake"\, v. t. [imp. Awoke, Awaked; p. p. Awaked; (Obs.) Awaken, Awoken; p. pr. & vb. n. Awaking. The form Awoke is sometimes used as a p. p.] [AS. [=a]w[ae]cnan, v. i. (imp. aw[=o]c), and [=a]wacian, v. i. (imp. awacode). See Awaken, Wake.]

1. To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

Where morning's earliest ray . . . awake her. --Tennyson.

And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish. --Matt. viii. 25.

2. To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties.

I was soon awaked from this disagreeable reverie. --Goldsmith.

It way awake my bounty further. --Shak.

No sunny gleam awakes the trees. --Keble.

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