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   awaken

   /əˈweɪk(ə)n/

   verb

   • 1. rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping: "Anna was awakened by the telephone" Similar wake (up)awakewakenrousearouseinformal:give someone a shoutknock upOpposite send to sleep
   • ▪ stop sleeping: "he sighed but did not awaken" Similar wake (up)awakewakenstircome tocome roundbestir oneselfshow signs of lifereturn to the land of the livingOpposite go to sleep
   • ▪ rouse (a feeling): "different images can awaken new emotions within us" Similar arouserousecall/bring into beingdraw/call forthbring outengendergenerateevoketriggerstir upinspirestimulateexcitekindlefiretouch offspark offreviveliterary:enkindleOpposite allay
   • ▪ make someone aware of (something) for the first time: "the film helped to awaken many to the horrors of apartheid"

   Word Origin Old Englishonwæcnan, from on ‘on’ + waken.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAWAKENED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping: They were awakened by the sound of gunfire. I awakened at dawn to find him beside me. Synonyms. awake literary. bestir yourself formal or humorous. rouse. wake (someone) up (STOP SLEEPING) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Animal physiology: not sleeping & not unconscious. anti-sleep.

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   verb. awak· en ə-ˈwā-kən. awakened; awakening ə-ˈwāk-niŋ. ə-ˈwā-kə- ; awakens. Synonyms of awaken. transitive + intransitive. : awake. He was awakened by a knock at the door. I awakened from a deep sleep. She awakened to the smell of bacon and eggs. news that the long-dormant volcano is now awakening.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAWAKEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   verb [ I or T ] literary uk / əˈweɪ.k ə n / us / əˈweɪ.k ə n / Add to word list. to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping: They were awakened by the sound of gunfire. I awakened at dawn to find him beside me. Synonyms. awake literary. bestir yourself formal or humorous. rouse. wake (someone) up (STOP SLEEPING)

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   adjective. (somewhat formal) having been waked up. “the awakened baby began to cry”. synonyms: awake. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious. adjective. aroused or activated. “an awakened interest in ballet”.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAWAKENED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   verb [ I or T ] literary uk / əˈweɪ.k ə n / us / əˈweɪ.k ə n /. to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping: They were awakened by the sound of gunfire. I awakened at dawn to find him beside me. Synonyms. awake literary. bestir yourself formal or humorous. rouse.

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   verb (used with or without object) to awake; waken. Discover More. Other Words From. a·wak en·a·ble adjective. a·wak en·er noun. re a·wak en verb. well -a·wak ened adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of awaken 1. before 900; Middle English awak ( e ) nen, Old English awæcnian earlier onwæcnian. See a- 1, waken. Discover More.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAWAKEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Definition of 'awaken' Word Frequency. awaken. (əweɪkən ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense awakens , present participle awakening , past tense, past participle awakened. 1. verb. To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling. [literary]

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   To awaken someone is to wake them up. You might awaken your roommate accidentally by practicing your tap dance routine in the kitchen. You can awaken another person, and a noise or the smell of pancakes or a scary dream can all awaken you from a deep sleep.

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    verb (used with or without object) to awake; waken. Discover More. Other Words From. a·wak en·a·ble adjective. a·wak en·er noun. re a·wak en verb. well -a·wak ened adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of awaken 1. before 900; Middle English awak ( e ) nen, Old English awæcnian earlier onwæcnian. See a- 1, waken. Discover More.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionawaken verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    It can mean somebody has finished sleeping: What time do you usually wake up? or that somebody or something has disturbed your sleep: The children woke me up. I was woken (up) by the telephone. The verb awake is usually only used in writing and in the past tense awoke: She awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine. Waken and awaken are much more formal.