waken

Verb

Meaning

To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.

To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken.

To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rouse wake awake awaken arouse wake up kindle quicken move fire call rise raise arise trigger

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Antonyms

kip sleep bed crash settle retire

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Hypernyms

change turn alter modify change state

Hyponyms

call bring back bring to reawaken bring round bring around

Phrases with the word

waken up

Derivatives

wakened wakening

Anagrams

knawe Wanek Wanke

Examples

Image of beauty, when I gaze on thee, Trembling I waken to a mystery, How through one door we go to life or death By spirit kindled or the sensual breath. George William Russell

My cry could only waken him. And what a poor gift: I, confined to my own form, when I used to be a birch, a lizard shedding times and satin skins in many shimmering hues. Wisława Szymborska

Love alone could waken love. Pearl S. Buck

To waken interest and kindle enthusiasm is the sure way to teach easily and successfully. Tryon Edwards

Waken not sleeping dogs. Scottish Proverb

It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. Scottish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Wakelin Wakely wakeman waken up wakener wakening