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wak·en  (wkn)

v. wak·ened, wak·en·ing, wak·ens

v.tr.

1. To rouse from sleep; awake: The noise wakened me.

2. To rouse from a quiescent or inactive state; stir.

v.intr.

To become awake; wake up: I plan to waken at six o'clock tomorrow. See Usage Note at wake¹.

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[Middle English wakenen, from Old English wæcnan; see weg- in Indo-European roots.]

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waken·er n.

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waken [ˈweɪkən]

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to rouse or be roused from sleep or some other inactive state

wakener  n

Usage: See at wake¹

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	waken - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." awaken, wake up, rouse, wake, arouse reawaken - awaken once again bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around - return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	waken - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" awake, come alive, wake, wake up, awaken, arouse change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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waken

verb

1. awaken, wake, stir, wake up, stimulate, revive, awake, arouse, activate, animate, rouse, enliven, galvanize Have a cup of coffee to waken you.

2. wake up, come to, get up, awake, awaken, be roused, come awake I dozed off and I only wakened when she came in.
wake up fall asleep, go to sleep, sleep, nap, doze, slumber, snooze (informal), repose, lie dormant, be inactive

Translations

waken [ˈweɪkən] (liter)

A. VT → despertar

B. VI → despertar, despertarse

waken [ˈweɪkən]

vt [+ baby, person] → réveiller

vi → se réveiller
wake-up call [ˈweɪkʌp] n

(= telephone call) → réveil m par téléphone
For a wake-up call, dial 7 → Pour le réveil par téléphone, composez le 7.
Would you like a wake-up call?
BUT Vous voulez qu'on vous réveille par téléphone?.

(= warning) → piqûre f de rappel
waking hours npl
sb's waking hours → la vie éveillée de qn
his waking hours → sa vie éveillée

waken

vt → (auf)wecken

vi (liter, Scot) → erwachen (geh), → aufwachen; he wakened to see … → beim Erwachen sah er …; he wakened to another dreary day → ein neuer, trostloser Tag brach für ihn an