Awaken
[ə'weɪk(ə)n] or [ə'wekən]
Definition
(verb.) cause to become awake or conscious; 'He was roused by the drunken men in the street'; 'Please wake me at 6 AM.'.
(verb.) make aware; 'They were awakened to the sad facts'.
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Definition
(-) of Awake
(v. t.) To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Awake, wake, rouse from sleep.[2]. Arouse, excite, kindle, spur, incite, stimulate, provoke, stir up.
v. n. Wake, waken, be awakened, be roused from sleep.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See BOUSE]
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Examples
- But now my mother, or, if you will, my mother's lessons, awaken within me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- After Sola had replenished my coverings I again slept, nor did I awaken until daylight. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- She made it her task to attend the sick, comfort the sorrowing, assist the aged, and partake the sports and awaken the gaiety of the young. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- That cry struck a terror to the culprit's heart, which trial, condemnation--the approach of death itself, had failed to awaken. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- My father tried to awaken in me the feelings of affection. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Nothing that a Noodle does, can awaken surprise or indignation; the proceedings of a Noodle can only inspire contempt. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I can aid you, she said, and you will need all the aid available when they awaken. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- But liberty had been a useless gift to me had I not, as I awakened to reason, at the same time awakened to revenge. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The newspapers had previously published articles showing the unusual capacity and performance of the battery, and public interest had thus been greatly awakened. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Soon, from a score of the great windows, flames burst forth, and the stone faces awakened, stared out of fire. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- This might--let it be repeated--have awakened some little vague mistrust in a man more worldly-wise than the Golden Dustman. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The question instantly awakened one of my dormant remembrances in connection with the birthday festival. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Yes, indeed, Edmund, added her ladyship, who had been thoroughly awakened by Mrs. Norris's sharp reprimand to Fanny; I was out above an hour. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I felt a burning glow mount to my face; for bitter and agitating recollections were awakened by the allusion to marriage. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- What with loss of sleep, arduous exercise, and a full belly, Tarzan of the Apes slept the sun around, awakening about noon of the following day. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- A plan may come with our awakening. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The awakening was almost feline in its stealthiness. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He is an awakening man; he ought to see Miss Crawley before she rests this night. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- This graver world of 1920 does seem to be awakening to the truth that there are realities worth seeking and evils not to be tolerated. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Their voices had instinctively dropped lower, though at first they had taken no particular care to avoid awakening Clym. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- We say it is a moral awakening. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- For, it may alone be worth half the sum to madame, to be freed from the suspicions that my droll idea awakens. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Compliance, by rendering our strength useless, makes us insensible of it: but opposition awakens and employs it. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- He awakens the servant below with an electric bell, calls down the speaking tube to order breakfast, and perhaps lights the gas for her by the push button. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- You do not know what all around you see in Esther Summerson, how many hearts she touches and awakens, what sacred admiration and what love she wins. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I--I am much interested in this brother and sister, and the subject awakens very strong feelings within me. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He had that sense of peace, and of being lightened of a weight of care, which country quiet awakens in the breasts of dwellers in towns. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- But every leaf awakens my grief, As it lieth beneath the tree; So let Autumn air be never so fair, It by no means agrees with me. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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