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Meaning
Adj
●
Not
asleep
; conscious.
●
Alert, aware.
Verb
●
To become
conscious
after having slept.
●
To cause (somebody) to
stop
sleeping.
●
1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia: [This
ant
] I ſuffered to
lye
above an
hour
in the Spirit; and after I had
taken it
out, and
put
its body and
legs
into a natural poſture,
remained
moveleſs about an
hour
;
but then
, upon a ſudden,
as if
it had been
awaken
out of
a
drunken
ſleep, it ſuddenly reviv'd and
ran
away...
1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia
[This
ant
] I ſuffered to
lye
above an
hour
in the Spirit; and after I had
taken it
out, and
put
its body and
legs
into a natural poſture,
remained
moveleſs about an
hour
;
but then
, upon a ſudden,
as if
it had been
awaken
out of
a
drunken
ſleep, it ſuddenly reviv'd and
ran
away...
●
To make
aware
of something.
●
To
excite
or to
stir up
something latent.
●
To
rouse
from a state of
inaction
or dormancy.
●
To
come out
of a state of
inaction
or dormancy.
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Origin
awake
English
awaken
Middle English (1100-1500)
awacan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Conscious
Lucid
Awake
Alert
Caffeinated
Invigorated
Invigorating
Lively
Wakeful
Wakesome
Woke
Wary
Vigilant
Awaken
Wake
Cry
Waking
Wide Awake
Wake Up
Bring Round
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Antonyms
Asleep
Unconscious
Heedless
Oblivious
Fall Asleep
Put To Sleep
Related
Sober
Sleepy
Lucid
Groggy
Drowsy
Sedated
Alive
Hungover
Sleep
Quiet
Calm
Sleeping
Numb
Anxious
Dreaming
Scream
Tired
Hungry
Silent
Energized
Warm
Active
Open
Smiling
Sane
Happy
Restless
Relaxed
Energetic
Cheerful
Wakefulness
Cry
Drunk
Overtired
Bed
Busy
Smile
Relax
Unwell
Healthy
Waking Up
Wake Up
Dope Sick
Woken Up
Woke Up
Deep Sleep
Dead Tired
Dead To The World
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Rhymes
Fake
Nake
Cake
Jake
Lake
Ache
Sake
Wake
Raik
Bake
Take
Hake
Make
Rake
Shake
Drake
Wrake
Sheik
Break
Brake
Slake
Blake
Steak
Snake
Spake
Flake
Awake
Stake
Drake
Quake
Blake
Ashake
Mosaic
Betake
Opaque
Remake
Partake
Reshake
Mistake
Forsake
Overtake
Moonquake
Undertake
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