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The Meaning of awake
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(v. t.) To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.
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(v. t.) To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties.
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(v. i.) To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as inaction or death.
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(a.) Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.
Synonyms
wake up
,
arouse
,
awaken
,
wake
,
come alive
,
waken
,
alert
,
alive
Antonyms
fall asleep
,
asleep
Rhymes
ache
,
ake
,
backache
,
bake
,
beefsteak
,
bellyache
,
betake
,
blake
,
brake
,
break
,
caique
,
cake
,
cheesecake
,
crake
,
cupcake
,
dake
,
daybreak
,
drake
,
earthquake
,
fake
,
flake
,
forsake
,
fruitcake
,
haick
,
haik
,
hake
,
handshake
,
headache
,
heartache
,
heartbreak
,
hotcake
,
intake
,
jacque
,
jake
,
keepsake
,
kittiwake
,
lake
,
make
,
mandrake
,
milkshake
,
mistake
,
muckrake
,
naik
,
namesake
,
opaque
,
outbreak
,
outtake
,
overtake
,
paik
,
pake
,
pancake
,
partake
,
plake
,
quake
,
rake
,
rattlesnake
,
remake
,
retake
,
sake
,
schlake
,
schnake
,
schwake
,
shaik
,
shaikh
,
shake
,
shortcake
,
shrake
,
slake
,
snake
,
snowflake
,
spake
,
stake
,
steak
,
strake
,
sweepstake
,
take
,
undertake
,
uptake
,
wake
,
yake