Woken

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  woken
       See {wake}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wake


       n 1: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic
            event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the
            accident no one knew how many had been injured" [syn: {aftermath},
             {backwash}]
       2: an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
          [syn: {Wake Island}]
       3: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward;
          "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe" [syn: {backwash}]
       4: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's
          no weeping at an Irish wake" [syn: {viewing}]
       v 1: be awake, be alert, be there [ant: {sleep}]
       2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
          [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {come alive},
           {waken}] [ant: {fall asleep}]
       3: arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious
          way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor";
          "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the
          world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" [syn: {inflame}, {stir
          up}, {ignite}, {heat}, {fire up}]
       4: make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the
          situation"
       5: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the
          drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
          [syn: {awaken}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}]
          [ant: {cause to sleep}]
       [also: {woken}, {woke}]