Waken

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Waken \Wak"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. pr. {Wakened}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Wakening}.] [OE. waknen, AS. w[ae]cnan; akin to Goth.
     gawaknan. See {Wake}, v. i.]
     To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.
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           Early, Turnus wakening with the light.   --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Waken \Wak"en\, v. t.
     1. To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to
        awaken. "Go, waken Eve." --Milton.
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     2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.
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              Then Homer's and Tyrtaeus' martial muse
              Wakened the world.                    --Roscommon.
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              Venus now wakes, and wakens love.     --Milton.
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              They introduce
              Their sacred song, and waken raptures high.
                                                    --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  waken
       v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the
            drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
            [syn: {awaken}, {wake}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}]
            [ant: {cause to sleep}]
       2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
          [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come
          alive}] [ant: {fall asleep}]