v. i. | 1. | To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened. |
v. t. | 1. | To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken. |
2. | To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken. |
Verb | 1. | waken - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." |
2. | waken - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" |