Dictionary
wak•en
Pronunciation: (wā'kun), [key]—
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.
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v.i.
to wake, or become awake; awaken.
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