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awakened

/əˈweɪkənd/

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What does awakened mean?

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of awaken

adjective

  1. Having been woken up.
  2. Aroused; alerted; activated; enlightened.

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IPA pronunciation

/əˈweɪkənd/

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As the landscape changed from brown to green, the army awakened, and began to tremble with eagerness at the noise of rumors.
Stephen CraneThe Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil WarProject Gutenberg ebook #73
One inauspicious circumstance there was, which awakened a hardly concealed displeasure in the breasts of a few of the more punctilious visitors.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe House of the Seven GablesProject Gutenberg ebook #77
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He journeyed onward, not quickly or decisively, but in the slow walk of one who has been awakened from a stupefying sleep.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
I am awakened out of my sleep by a dismal shriek from my wife, who demands to know whether there’s any danger.
Charles DickensAmerican NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #675
He then carefully awakened his companion, who, starting up, forgetful of the cause of his disturbance, asked aloud, "What do you want?"
John Greenleaf WhittierThe Boy Captives: An Incident of the Indian War of 1695Project Gutenberg ebook #879