waken
verb
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Synonyms & Antonyms for waken
Synonyms
arouse, awake, awaken, knock up [British], rouse, wake
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The homeowner was wakened by the sound of knocking at the front door. — Robert A. Cronkleton, kansascity, "Door knock in the middle of the night leads to fight, deadly shooting in Lawrence | The Kansas City Star," 4 Apr. 2018 She was wakened by an early morning phone call from family in Australia telling her the princess had died in a Paris car accident, then raced to the palace with her daughter and was among the first to leave a floral tribute. — Danica Kirka, The Seattle Times, "Public mourns Princess Diana on 20th anniversary of death," 31 Aug. 2017 Local comedy writer Mary Jo Crowley was asleep when a daytime call came in from her medical office, abruptly wakening her up. — Diane Bell, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Jer retired, now Jeff is gone as Radio Hall of Fame 'Showgram' is canceled by KyXy," 30 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'waken.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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waken
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