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(a-wak-en) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. to stop sleeping and become alert.

Example Sentence

Please do not awaken the baby.

More Example Sentences

I will awaken early for school tomorrow.

Synonyms

wake; rouse; stir

Antonyms

sleep; doze; slumber

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Rhymes

  • aiken
  • aikin
  • aken
  • bacon
  • chaiken
  • hakan
  • macon
  • makin'
  • raycon
  • shaiken
  • shaken
  • taken
  • takin'
  • waken

  • awaken
  • forsaken
  • jamaican
  • mcmaken
  • mistaken
  • retaken
  • unshaken

  • reawaken
  • takla-makan
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