waken — to become awake or make someone/something awake
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to become awake or make someone/something awake
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈweɪkən/
Example Sentences
- My cat has the special talent to waken me at exactly 5 AM every day.
- The smell of coffee began to waken his senses.
- Don't waken the baby, or we'll all regret it!
waken
VERB[/ˈweɪkən/]
to become awake or make someone/something awake
The sound of the temple bell wakened the village at dawn.
The scent of fresh bread wakened the baker before sunrise.
The kingdom was wakened, shaken, and finally taken by surprise.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Waken derives from Old English waecnan, meaning 'to awaken' or 'to wake up'. It developed as a causative or intensified form of the root wake, becoming a more formal or emphatic expression of rousing from sleep.
Breakdown
wake (to awaken) + -en (causative/inchoative suffix forming verbs). The -en suffix transforms the base verb into a more formal or emphatic variant indicating the act of waking.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My cat has the special talent to waken me at exactly 5 AM every day.”
“The smell of coffee began to waken his senses.”
“Don't waken the baby, or we'll all regret it!”
“The spring sunshine will waken the flowers from their winter sleep.”
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