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Pronunciation : Wak"en
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. waknen, AS. w?cnan; akin to Goth. gawaknan. See Wake, v. i.]
Definition : Defn: To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened. Early, Turnus wakening with the light. Dryden.

i. [imp. & p. pr. Wakened; p. pr. & vb. n. Wakening.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Wak"en
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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?us' martial muse Wakened the world. Roscommon. Venus now wakes, and wakens love. Milton. They introduce Their sacred song, and waken raptures high. Milton.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913