Awake — Defs

01 v. t. To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

imp. Awoke; p. p. Awaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Awaking

1.
To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.
“Where morning's earliest ray . . . awake her.” — Tennyson.

“And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish.” — Matt. viii. 25.
2.
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.
“I was soon awaked from this disagreeable reverie.” — Goldsmith.

“It way awake my bounty further.” — Shak.

“No sunny gleam awakes the trees.” — Keble.

02 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.

1.
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.
“The national spirit again awoke.” — Freeman.

“Awake to righteousness, and sin not.” — 1 Cor. xv. 34.

03 a. Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.