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Definition of wake

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Wake (n.) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess..

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Waken :: Waken (v. t.) To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken.

Revive :: Revive (v. i.) To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken.

Revival :: Revival (n.) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest..

Adaw :: Adaw (v. t. & i.) To awaken; to arouse.

Live :: Live (a.) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator..

Waken :: Waken (v. i.) To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.

Awakening :: Awakening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Awake.

Wake :: Wake (n.) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess..

Wake :: Wake (n.) The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish..

Vigilance :: Vigilance (n.) The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness.

Awaken :: Awaken () of Awak.

Wake :: Wake (v. i.) To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to be awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with up.

Awakening :: Awakening (n.) The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual..

Abraid :: Abraid (v. t. & i.) To awake; to arouse; to stir or start up; also, to shout out..

Reawake :: Reawake (v. i.) To awake again.

Solemn :: Solemn (a.) Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness..

Waked :: Waked (imp. & p. p.) of Wak.

Wide-awake :: Wide-awake (a.) Fully awake; not drowsy or dull; hence, knowing; keen; alert..

Oppugnant :: Oppugnant (a.) Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring.

Wake :: Wake (n.) The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army..