waken (redirected from wakens)

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

Verb

to become conscious again or bring (someone) to consciousness again after a sleep

USAGE: See at wake.

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

2. wake up, come to, get up, awake, awaken, be roused, come awake << OPPOSITE fall asleep