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- [uh-wey-kuh n]
- /əˈweɪ kən/
- /əˈweɪ.kən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-wey-kuh n]
- /əˈweɪ kən/
Definitions of awaken word
- verb awaken To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling. 3
- ergative verb awaken When you awaken to a fact or when someone awakens you to it, you become aware of it. 3
- verb awaken When you awaken, or when something or someone awakens you, you wake up. 3
- verb awaken to regain consciousness after being asleep 3
- verb awaken to cause (someone) to regain consciousness after being asleep 3
- verb awaken to cause (an emotion, etc) to start to be experienced 3
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Origin of awaken
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English awak(e)nen, Old English awæcnian earlier onwæcnian. See a-1, waken
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Parts of speech for Awaken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
awaken popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
awaken usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for awaken
verb awaken
- provoke — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- revive — to activate, set in motion, or take up again; renew: to revive old feuds.
- arouse — If something arouses a particular reaction or attitude in people, it causes them to have that reaction or attitude.
- wake — to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often followed by up).
- awake — Someone who is awake is not sleeping.
Antonyms for awaken
verb awaken
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- deaden — If something deadens a feeling or a sound, it makes it less strong or loud.
- lull — to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- sleep — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
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