wake up, arouse (i.e. from sleep)
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Awaken Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
of Awake
(v. t.)
To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.
awaken
\a*wak"en\ (&?;), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. awakened (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. awakening.] [oe. awakenen, awaknen, as. āw?cnan, āw?cnian, v. i.; pref. on- + w?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. their consciences are thoroughly awakened.
To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
Verb
1. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
(synonym) wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse
(antonym) cause to sleep
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) reawaken
(derivation) awakening, wakening, waking up
2. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
(synonym) wake up, awake, arouse, wake, come alive, waken
(hypernym) change state, turn
(entail) sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
(derivation) awakening, wakening, waking up
3. make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"
(hypernym) affect, impress, move, strike
Awaken Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Awaken may refer to:
- Awaken (band), a Belgian group
- Awaken (The Blood Divine album)
- Awaken (The Empire Shall Fall album)
- Awaken (Natalie Grant album)
- "Awaken" (song), a song by Yes
- "Awaken", a song by Dethklok
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Awaken Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
verb
to wake somebody up; to stimulate someone's senses
to wake somebody up; to stimulate someone's senses
