waken

  • 1Waken — Wak en, v. t. 1. To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken. Go, waken Eve. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken. [1913 Webster] Then Homer s and Tyrt[ae]us martial muse Wakened the world.… …

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  • 2wakēn — *wakēn, *wakæ̅n germ., schwach. Verb: nhd. wachen; ne. be (Verb) awake, guard (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: an., ae., afries., anfrk., as., ahd.; Hinweis: s. *wakan, *waknan; …

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  • 3waken — [wā′kən] vi. [ME waknen < OE wacnian, wæcnan, to become awake, akin to ON vakna, to waken: for IE base see WAKE1] 1. to become awake; come to one s senses after sleep or a state like sleep 2. to become active, animated, or alive after… …

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  • 4waken to — To make or become aware of • • • Main Entry: ↑waken …

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  • 5Waken — Wak en, v. i. [imp. & p. pr. {Wakened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wakening}.] [OE. waknen, AS. w[ae]cnan; akin to Goth. gawaknan. See {Wake}, v. i.] To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened. [1913 Webster] Early, Turnus wakening with the light. Dryden.… …

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  • 6Waken — Waken, s. Wacken …

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  • 7waken — index foment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 8waken — (v.) to become awake, O.E. wæcnan, wæcnian to rise, spring, from the same source as WAKE (Cf. wake) (v.). Figurative sense was in O.E. Transitive sense of to arouse (someone or something) from sleep is recorded from c.1200. Related: Wakened;… …

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  • 9waken — awaken, arouse, rouse, *stir, rally Analogous words: excite, stimulate, quicken, galvanize, *provoke: fire, kindle (see LIGHT): impel, *move, actuate, drive Antonyms: subdue Contrasted words: *pacify, mollify, placate …

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  • 10waken — ► VERB ▪ wake from sleep. ORIGIN Old English, «be aroused»; related to WAKE(Cf. ↑wake) …

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