[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

waken \wak"en\, v. i. imp.  p. pr. wakened; p. pr.  vb. n.
   wakening. oe. waknen, as. waecnan; 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.   --dryden.
   1913 webster
see also:
wakened wakening wake 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

waken \wak"en\, v. t.
   1. to excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to
      awaken. "go, waken eve." --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. to excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.
      1913 webster

            then homer's and tyrtaeus' martial muse
            wakened the world.                    --roscommon.
      1913 webster

            venus now wakes, and wakens love.     --milton.
      1913 webster

            they introduce
            their sacred song, and waken raptures high.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
awaken wake rouse wake up arouse cause to sleep 
awake come alive fall asleep 

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