waken

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: wak=en

CIDE DICTIONARY

waken, v. i. [OE. waknen, AS. wæcnan; akin to Goth. gawaknan. See Wake, v. i.].

 To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.  [1913 Webster]
"Early, Turnus wakening with the light."  [1913 Webster]

waken, v. t. 

•  To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken.  Milton.  [1913 Webster]
•  To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.  [1913 Webster]

  "Then Homer's and Tyrtæus' martial muse
  Wakened the world."  [1913 Webster]

  "Venus now wakes, and wakens love."  [1913 Webster]

  "They introduce
  Their sacred song, and waken raptures high."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

waken, v.tr. & intr. make or become awake.

Etymology

ON vakna f. Gmc, rel. to WAKE(1)