awaken
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kən verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to awake; waken.
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awaken
O.E. awæcnan (intrans.), "to spring into being," also, less often, "to wake up;" earlier onwæcnan, from a- (1) "on" + wæcnan (see waken). Transitive meaning "to rouse from sleep" is recorded from 1510s; figurative sense of "to stir
up, rouse to activity" is from c.1600. Originally strong declension (p.t. awoc, pp. awacen), already in O.E. it was confused with awake (v.) and a weak p.t. awæcnede (modern awakened) emerged and has since become the accepted p.t. form, with awoke and awoken transferred to awake. Subtle shades of distinction determine the use of awake or awaken in modern English. Related: Awakening.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
They'll awaken periodically to eat, then go back to sleep.
Not only this, but the opportunity here afforded will awaken among us a new era of industrial progress.
Many patients awaken with stroke and are excluded from this therapy, following current guidelines.
If you awaken feeling refreshed, you are getting enough sleep.
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