Definition of waken Waken
/wejˈkʌn/ - [weykun] - wak•en
We found 10 definitions of waken from 5 different sources.
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| 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, rouse, wake up, arouse | ||
| cause to sleep make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| 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" | ||
| waken - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" | ||
| wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive | ||
| dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, drop off change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" | ||
| catch some z's, kip, log z's, slumber, sleep be asleep | ||
| 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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- waken (v. i.)
To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened. - waken (v. t.)
To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken. - waken (v. t.)
To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.
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waken
To stop sleeping. -
waken
To make someone stop sleeping.
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🔤- waken, verb, present, 1st person singular of waken (infinitive).
- waken, verb (infinitive).
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