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 wak·en /ˈwekən/
 (vt.)喚醒,使覺醒,激發(vi.)覺醒,醒來

 Wak·en v. i. [imp. & p. pr. Wakened p. pr. & vb. n. Wakening.]  To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.
    Early, Turnus wakening with the light.   --Dryden.

 Wak·en, v. t.
 1. To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken.  “Go, waken Eve.”
 2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.
 Then Homer's and Tyrtaeus' martial muse
 Wakened the world.   --Roscommon.
    Venus now wakes, and wakens love.   --Milton.
 They introduce
 Their sacred song, and waken raptures high.   --Milton.
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 waken
      v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the
           drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
           [syn: awaken, wake, rouse, wake up, arouse]
           [ant: cause to sleep]
      2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
         [syn: wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come
         alive] [ant: fall asleep]