A·wake v. t. [imp. Awoke Awaked p. p. Awaked; (Obs.) Awaken, Awoken; p. pr. & vb. n. Awaking. The form Awoke is sometimes used as a p. p.]
  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.