'Waken' definitions:
Definition of 'waken'
(from WordNet)
verb
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]
verb
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]
Definition of 'Waken'
From: GCIDE
- Waken \Wak"en\, v. t.
- 1. To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken. "Go, waken Eve." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken. [1913 Webster]
- Then Homer's and Tyrtaeus' martial muse Wakened the world. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster]
- Venus now wakes, and wakens love. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- They introduce Their sacred song, and waken raptures high. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Waken'
From: GCIDE