waken

Meaning

1. To wake or rouse from sleep.
2. To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir.

Synonyms

wake

awaken

wake up

arouse

rouse

awake

come alive

get up

stir up

excite

hasten

invoke

kindle

promote

provoke

raise

stimulate

stir

suggest

activate

cause to wake

animate

awakened

bring around

call

call up

encourage

enkindle

evoke

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈweɪkən/

Etymology

From Middle English waknen, from Old English wæcnan, from Proto-Germanic *waknaną.