Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (2)
1.
aroused or activated;
- Example: "an awakened interest in ballet"2.
(somewhat formal) having been waked up;
- Example: "the awakened baby began to cry"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Awaken \A*wak"en\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Awakened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Awakening.] [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS.
[=a]w[ae]cnan, [=a]w[ae]cnian, v. i.; pref. on- + w[ae]cnan
to wake. Cf. Awake, v. t.]
To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.
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[He] is dispatched
Already to awaken whom thou nam'st. --Cowper.
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Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. --Tillotson.
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Syn: To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
awakened
adj 1: aroused or activated; "an awakened interest in ballet"
[ant: unawakened]
2: (somewhat formal) having been waked up; "the awakened baby
began to cry"