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
OTHER WORDS FROM waken
wak·en·er, nounre·wak·en, verbun·wak·ened, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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, nounundefined waken
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