waken
/ˈweɪk(ə)n
/verb
Another term for wake1 (sense 1 of the verb). [no object]: she knew he would waken in an hour or so [with object]: she wakened the child and dressed her figurative they combined to waken a forgotten and futile hope...
- Acute myocardial infarctions have a peak incidence in the first few hours after wakening, suggesting that they may be triggered by abrupt changes in psychological and behavioural status.
- At 3.25 am the male occupant of a house in Greenpark Villa, Rostrevor was wakened by a man demanding money.
- Georgie quietly moans, stirs, then wakens with a gasp.
Origin
Old English wæcnan 'be aroused', of Germanic origin; related to wake1.
Rhymes
- mushie
- mushily
- radiophone
- radiophonic
- radiophonicist
- radiophonics
- radiophonist
- radio phonograph
- radiophony
- radiophosphorus
- radiophosphorylated
- radiophoto
- radiophotograph
- radiophotography
- radiophotoluminescence
- radiophysical
- radiophysicist
- radiophysics
- radio pill
- radio pirate
- radio play
- radioprotectant
- radioprotection
- radioprotective
- radioprotector