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a·wak·en
 awaken
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- pronunciation:
weI
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- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
awakens, awakening, awakened |
| definition 1: |
to wake from sleep.
The sound of her husband's snoring awakened her.- synonyms:
- arouse, awake, rouse, wake
- similar words:
- call, raise, revive
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| definition 2: |
to make or become keenly aware.
The documentary awakened many people to the seriousness of the problem.- synonyms:
- awake, wake
- similar words:
- arouse, quicken, rouse, stir
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| related words: |
illuminate, provoke, quicken, raise, stir |
| derivation: |
awakener (n.) |
The word awaken
contains the following part:
-en1
Old English
verb-forming suffix
that means to cause to be or become or have
  More about this word part:
The suffix -en1 forms verbs from monosyllabic English adjectives.
Example words:
awaken, blacken, broaden, dampen, darken, deaden, deafen, deepen, enlighten, fatten, flatten, freshen, frighten, glisten, harden, hasten, lengthen, lessen, lighten, loosen, moisten, ripen, sharpen, shorten, soften, straighten, strengthen, tighten, weaken, whiten, widen
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