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The Meaning of awake

  • (v. t.) To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.
  • (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.
  • (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.
  • (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