intransitive verb woke, waked, waked, woken wok′en, waking wak′·ing

1. to come out of sleep or a state like or suggestive of sleep, as a stupor or trance; awake: often with up
2. to be or stay awake
3. to become active or animated after inactivity or dormancy: often with up
4. to become alert (to a realization, possibility, etc.)
5. wakedChiefly Dial. to keep watch or vigil; esp., to hold a wake over a corpse

Etymology: ME wakien < OE wacian, to be awake & wacan, to arise, akin to Ger wachen < IE base *weĝ-, to be active > L vegere, to arouse, be active, Sans vāja-, strength, speed

transitive verb

1. to cause to wake from or as from sleep: often with up
2. to arouse, excite, or stir up (passions, etc.) or evoke (a sound, echo, etc.)
3. wakedChiefly Dial. to keep watch or vigil over; esp., to hold a wake over (a corpse)

noun

1. Now Rare the state of being awake
2. a watch over or viewing of a corpse before burial, formerly often with festivities
3. Anglican Ch. an annual parish festival, originally held in honor of a patron saint