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awaken

Pronunciation: /əˈweɪkən/

The English word “awaken” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

To cause to become awake.
To stop sleeping; awake.
To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
Of something previously dormant, to become active.
To call to a sense of sin.
To cause to become aware.
To become aware.

Etymology

From Middle English awakenen or awaknen, from Old English awæcnan or awæcnian, from a- plus wæcnan or wæcnian.

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