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waken

intransitive verb

  1. to become awake; come to one's senses after sleep or a state like sleep
  2. to become active, animated, or alive after inactivity or dormancy

transitive verb

  1. to cause to wake; awake
  2. to urge or stir into action or activity; arouse; excite

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See waken in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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