awaken

[ uh-wey-kuhn ]
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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to awake; waken.

Origin of awaken

1
before 900; Middle English awak(e)nen,Old English awæcnian earlier onwæcnian.See a-1, waken

Other words from awaken

  • a·wak·en·a·ble, adjective
  • a·wak·en·er, noun
  • re·a·wak·en, verb
  • well-a·wak·ened, adjective

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