4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Awaken \A*wak"en\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Awakened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Awakening}.] [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS. [=a]w[ae]cnan, [=a]w[ae]cnian, v. i.; pref. on- + w[ae]cnan to wake. Cf. {Awake}, v. t.] To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake. [1913 Webster] [He] is dispatched Already to awaken whom thou nam'st. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster] Syn: To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Awakening \A*wak"en*ing\, a. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn. -- {A*wak"en*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Awakening \A*wak"en*ing\, n. The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: awakening n : the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most" [syn: {wakening}, {waking up}]
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