Antonyms for wakens

Grammar : Verb

Spell : wey-kuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈweɪ kən

Definition of wakens

Origin : "to become awake," Old English wæcnan, wæcnian "to rise, spring," from the same source as wake (v.). Figurative sense was in Old English. Transitive sense of "to arouse (someone or something) from sleep" is recorded from c.1200. Related: Wakened; wakening.

verb stop sleeping
verb excite, stimulate
verb wake

Example sentences :

The painter is moved by some sweep of landscape; it wakens in him an emotion.
Extract from : « The Enjoyment of Art » by Carleton Noyes

Take it into the boy's room and open it if he wakens during the night.
Extract from : « Old Mr. Wiley » by Fanny Greye La Spina

He is the teacher who shows where power exists: he is the leader who wakens and forms it.
Extract from : « The Tragic Comedians, Complete » by George Meredith

This, in a way, wakens her to life, but she will not marry him; and he goes away for years.
Extract from : « Overlooked » by Maurice Baring

It wakens or warns, threatens or gladdens, and woos him back to slumberland.
Extract from : « In Beaver World » by Enos Abijah Mills

Then to the nurse she turned, asking, “Will it be long before she wakens, Kathryn?”
Extract from : « Bobs, a Girl Detective » by Grace May North

One wakens and says, "What strange, or exciting, or delightful dreams I have had!"
Extract from : « The Behavior of Crowds » by Everett Dean Martin

Will you greet me as one who returns from a long journey, as one who wakens from a long dream?
Extract from : « The Outrage » by Annie Vivanti

Even the earth he stands on wakens in him a mood of seriousness.
Extract from : « The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4) » by Richard Muther

It is ready to leap into growth the moment the warm rain of spring wakens it.
Extract from : « Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets » by Various

Synonyms for wakens

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