awaken

(ə wākən)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to awake; wake up; rouse

Origin: ME awakenen < OE awæcnian, to awaken < on-, out + wæcnian, to waken

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See awaken in American Heritage Dictionary 4

tr. & intr.v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens
To awake; waken. See Usage Note at wake1.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English awakenen

Origin: , from Old English āwǽcnian

Origin: : ā-, on, up; see a-2

Origin: + wǽcnian, to waken; see waken

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Related Forms:

  • a·wakˈen·er noun

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