awaken

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb cause to become awake or conscious
  2. verb stop sleeping
  3. verb make aware

Etymology

From Middle English awakenen or awaknen, from Old English awæcnan or awæcnian, from a- plus wæcnan or wæcnian.

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Synonyms

wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

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