Waken Definition
wākən
wakened, wakens
verb
wakened, wakens
To become awake; come to one's senses after sleep or after a state like sleep.
Webster's New World
To urge or stir into action or activity; arouse; excite.
Webster's New World
To rouse from a quiescent or inactive state; stir.
American Heritage
To become active, animated, or alive after inactivity or dormancy.
Webster's New World
To cause to wake; awake.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Waken
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From Middle English waknen, from Old English wæcnan, from Proto-Germanic *waknaną.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English wakenen from Old English wæcnan weg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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