/ ˈweɪkən; NAmE / verb ( formal )
1.
waken (sb) (up) to wake, or make sb wake, from sleep :
[ v ]
The child had just wakened.
[ vn ]
I was wakened by a knock at the door.
➡ note at awake
2.
[ vn ] to make sb remember sth or feel sth again :
The dream wakened a forgotten memory.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English wæcnan be aroused , of Germanic origin; related to the verb wake .