waken

[wey-kuh n]

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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.

Origin of waken

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

Related formswak·en·er, nounre·wak·en, verbun·wak·ened, adjective

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Related Words for wakened

rouse, nudge, prod, stretch, shake, rise, arouse, awake, arise, call, awaken, stir, bestir, activate, animate, challenge, enliven, fire, freshen

Examples from the Web for wakened

Historical Examples of wakened

And when she wakened all that happened in the night was filmed over and had become dreamlike.
Way of the Lawless
Max Brand
When he wakened the aches were gone from his limbs, and his mind was a happy blank.
Way of the Lawless
Max Brand
And accordingly, when he wakened in the middle of the night, he was alert on the instant.
Way of the Lawless
Max Brand
No sooner was the first light streaking the horizon to the east than Andrew wakened.
Way of the Lawless
Max Brand
Because he was young and very strong, he wakened to a certain lightness of spirit.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for wakened

waken

verb

to rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state

Derived Formswakener, noun

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Word Origin and History for wakened

waken

"to become awake," Old English wæcnan, wæcnian "to rise, spring," from the same source as wake (v.). Figurative sense was in Old English. Transitive sense of "to arouse (someone or something) from sleep" is recorded from c.1200. Related: Wakened; wakening.