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A*wak"en (&?;), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Awakened (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Awakening.]

[OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS. āwæcnan, āwæcnian, v. i.; pref. on- + wæcnan to wake. Cf. Awake, v. t.] To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.

[He] is dispatched
Already to awaken whom thou nam'st.
Cowper.

Their consciences are thoroughly awakened.
Tillotson.

Syn. -- To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.
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