waken

waken
    v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the
         drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn:
         {awaken}, {wake}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}]
         [ant: {cause to sleep}]
    2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
       [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come
       alive}, {waken}] [ant: {dope off}, {doze off}, {drift off},
       {drop off}, {drowse off}, {fall asleep}, {flake out}, {nod
       off}]
    

Waken \Wak"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. pr. {Wakened}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Wakening}.] [OE. waknen, AS. w[ae]cnan; akin to Goth.
   gawaknan. See {Wake}, v. i.]
   To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.
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         Early, Turnus wakening with the light.   --Dryden.
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Waken \Wak"en\, v. t.
   1. To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to
      awaken. "Go, waken Eve." --Milton.
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   2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.
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            Then Homer's and Tyrtaeus' martial muse
            Wakened the world.                    --Roscommon.
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            Venus now wakes, and wakens love.     --Milton.
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            They introduce
            Their sacred song, and waken raptures high.
                                                  --Milton.
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