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a·wak·en
 awaken
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- pronunciation:
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- Word Parts
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verb |
| inflections: |
awakens, awakening, awakened |
| definition: |
When someone awakens, they wake up from sleeping. If you awaken someone, you wake them up.
Suddenly, Carlos awakened in the night. He probably had a bad dream.The sound of the construction work outside awakened the hotel guests.- synonyms:
- awake, wake
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| related words: |
illuminate, raise, stir |
| derivation: |
awakener (n.) |
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