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waken

[ wey-kuhn ]
/ ˈweɪ kən /
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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.
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Origin of waken

before 900; Middle English waknen,Old English wæcnan; cognate with Old Norse vakna; akin to wake1; see -en1

OTHER WORDS FROM waken

wak·en·er, nounre·wak·en, verbun·wak·ened, adjective
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Words related to waken

arise, arouse, awake, awaken, bestir, call, nudge, prod, rise, rouse, shake, stir, stretch, bring to life, come to, get up, open one's eyes, rise and shine, roll out, turn out

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British Dictionary definitions for waken

waken
/ (ˈweɪkən) /
verb
to rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state

Derived forms of waken

wakener, noun

undefined waken

See wake 1
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