Hypertext Webster Gateway: "waken"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Waken \Wak"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. pr. {Wakened}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Wakening}.] [OE. waknen, AS. w[ae]cnan; akin to Goth.
gawaknan. See {Wake}, v. i.]
To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.
Early, Turnus wakening with the light. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Waken \Wak"en\, v. t.
1. To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to
awaken. ``Go, waken Eve.'' --Milton.
2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.
Then Homer's and Tyrt[ae]us' martial muse Wakened
the world. --Roscommon.
Venus now wakes, and wakens love. --Milton.
They introduce Their sacred song, and waken raptures
high. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
waken
v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the
drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
[syn: {awaken}, {wake}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}]
[ant: {cause to sleep}]
2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
[syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come
alive}] [ant: {fall asleep}]
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