waken
to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.
to rouse from inactivity; stir up or excite; arouse; awaken: to waken the reader's interest.
to wake, or become awake; awaken.
Origin of waken
1Other words from waken
- wak·en·er, noun
- re·wak·en, verb
- un·wak·ened, adjective
Words Nearby waken
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How to use waken in a sentence
Drink, and go to sleep—sleep so sound that you waken only when Moukir and Nakir, the death angels, sift soul from body.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThe servant, who carried her breakfast, reported her asleep, and the careful mother would not let them waken her.
Alone | Marion HarlandHumphrey and Pablo both set off, and then Edward went to waken the boy, still lying on the bed.
The Children of the New Forest | Captain MarryatA conscience that had overslept itself began to stir and waken.
Quin | Alice Hegan Rice"Death must come to all," some one would waken up to murmur.
Auld Licht Idylls | J. M. Barrie
British Dictionary definitions for waken
/ (ˈweɪkən) /
to rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state
waken
Derived forms of waken
- wakener, noun
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