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Definition of: awake
(ə·wāk′) adjective
Not asleep; alert; vigilant.
—v. a·woke or a·waked (ə·wākt′), a·waked or a·woke, a·wak·ing v.t.
1. To arouse from sleep.
2. To stir up; excite.
—v.i.
3. To cease to sleep; become awake.
4. To become alert or aroused. See note under WAKE1. [OE onwcnan rise from sleep <on- A-1 + wcnan rise and āwacian arise <ā- A-2 + wacian watch]
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