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Waken
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened. Early, Turnus wakening with the light. Dryden.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken. "Go, waken Eve." Milton.
2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken. Then Homer's and Tyrtæus' martial muse Wakened the world. Roscommon. Venus now wakes, and wakens love. Milton. They introduce Their sacred song, and waken raptures high. Milton.