
| Awaken (A*wak"en) (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Awakened (¿); p. pr. & vb. n. Awakening.] [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS. a¯wæcnan, a¯wæcnian, v. i.; pref. on- + wæcnan to wake. Cf. Awake, v. t.] To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake. "[He] is dispatched Already to awaken whom thou nam'st." Cowper. "Their consciences are thoroughly awakened." Tillotson. Synonyms -- To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth. |
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