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waken
From 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. w[ae]cnan; 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] .
From 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.
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2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.
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Then Homer's and Tyrtaeus' martial muse
Wakened the world. --Roscommon.
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Venus now wakes, and wakens love. --Milton.
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They introduce
Their sacred song, and waken raptures high.
--Milton.
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