AWAKENED

awakened

(adjective) (somewhat formal) having been waked up; “the awakened baby began to cry”

awakened

(adjective) aroused or activated; “an awakened interest in ballet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

awakened

simple past tense and past participle of awaken

Adjective

awakened (comparative more awakened, superlative most awakened)

Having been woken up.

Aroused or activated.

Source: Wiktionary


AWAKEN

A*wak"en, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Awakened (; p. pr. & vb. n. Awakening.] Etym: [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS. awæcnan, awæcnian, v. i.; pref. on- + wæcnan to wake. Cf. Awake, v. t.]

Definition: To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake. [He] is dispatched Already to awaken whom thou nam'st. Cowper. Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. Tillotson.

Syn.

– To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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