WAKEN


Meaning of WAKEN in English

— wakener , n.

/way"keuhn/ , v.t.

1. to rouse from sleep; wake; awake; awaken.

2. to rouse from inactivity; stir up or excite; arouse; awaken: to waken the reader's interest.

v.i.

3. to wake, or become awake; awaken.

[ bef. 900; ME waknen, OE waecnan; c. ON vakna; akin to WAKE 1 ; see -EN 1 ]

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