awaken C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /əˈweɪkən/ UK /əˈweɪkən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to wake from sleep or to rouse a feeling or awareness The story awakened a longing for his childhood home. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to wake from sleep or to... wakerousearousestirwakenkindlestimulaterevive ↔ Opposites sleeplullquietdeaden Word family Forms reawakenreawakening Derived forms awakeningawakenedawakener Related forms wakewakenawake Etymology AI details From Old English awæcnan ('to spring into being, arise, wake up'), from a- (intensive prefix) + wæcnan ('to wake'), from Proto-Germanic *waknan. awæcnan Old English *waknan Proto-Germanic *weǵ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # awaken **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /əˈweɪkən/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈweɪkən/ ## Meanings 1. to wake from sleep or to rouse a feeling or awareness ## Examples - The story awakened a longing for his childhood home. ## Synonyms - wake - rouse - arouse - stir - waken - kindle - stimulate - revive ## Antonyms - sleep - lull - quiet - deaden ## Derived Forms - awakening - awakened - awakener ## Related Forms - wake - waken - awake ## Roots and Affixes - Root: awæcnan - Root: *waknan - Root: *weǵ- ## Etymology From Old English awæcnan ('to spring into being, arise, wake up'), from a- (intensive prefix) + wæcnan ('to wake'), from Proto-Germanic *waknan. ## AI Etymology Awaken is from Old English awæcnan ('to spring into being, arise, wake up'), from a- (intensive prefix) + wæcnan ('to wake'), from Proto-Germanic *waknan. In present-day use, it means to wake from sleep or to rouse a feeling or awareness. Derived formations include awakening, awakened, and awakener. Related vocabulary includes wake, waken, and awake. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown