waken
[ wey-kuhn ]
verb (used with object)
to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.
to rouse from inactivity; stir up or excite; arouse; awaken: to waken the reader's interest.
verb (used without object)
to wake, or become awake; awaken.
Origin of waken
1Other words from waken
- wak·en·er, noun
- re·wak·en, verb
- un·wak·ened, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for waken
waken
/ (ˈweɪkən) /
verb
to rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state
waken
See wake 1
Derived forms of waken
- wakener, noun
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