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wake
Pronunciation: (wāk), [key]
—v., waked or woke, waked or wok•en, wak•ing,
—n.
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v.i.
1. to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often fol. by
up).
2. to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken:
to wake from one's daydreams.
3. to become cognizant or aware of something; awaken; waken:
to wake to the true situation.
4. to be or continue to be awake:
Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you.
5. to remain awake for some purpose, duty, etc.:
I will wake until you return.
6. to hold a wake over a corpse.
7. to keep watch or vigil.
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v.t.
1. to rouse from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often fol. by
up):
Don't wake me for breakfast. Wake me up at six o'clock.
2. to rouse from lethargy, apathy, ignorance, etc. (often fol. by
up):
The tragedy woke us up to the need for safety precautions.
3. to hold a wake for or over (a dead person).
4. to keep watch or vigil over.
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n.
1. a watching, or a watch kept, esp. for some solemn or ceremonial purpose.
2. a watch or vigil by the body of a dead person before burial, sometimes accompanied by feasting or merrymaking.
3. a local annual festival in England, formerly held in honor of the patron saint or on the anniversary of the dedication of a church but now usually having little or no religious significance.
4. the state of being awake:
between sleep and wake. wake
Pronunciation: (wāk), [key]—
n.
1. the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water:
The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
2. the path or course of anything that has passed or preceded:
The tornado left ruin in its wake.
3. in the wake of,
a. as a result of:
An investigation followed in the wake of the scandal.
b. succeeding; following:
in the wake of the pioneers. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
