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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
awake . - adjective Having been woken up; "the awakened baby began to cry"
- adjective Aroused or activated; "an awakened interest in ballet"
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective aroused or activated
- adjective (somewhat formal) having been waked up
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Examples
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“Gently now,” she thought, for the dead were like children awakened from a nap: drowsy, confused, liable to be fussy.
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As a result of 9′s mistakes, an even greater danger than the Beast is awakened from the past.
“9″ is a runaway 10. A wonderful movie– see on the big screen « Third Point of Singularity 2009
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She said that the agency “needs to be awakened from a deep and nightmarish sleep.”
Jackson Promises to Put Science First at E.P.A. - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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She said that the agency “needs to be awakened from a deep and nightmarish sleep.”
Jackson Promises to Put Science First at E.P.A. - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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I can state from experience that I've never been awakened from a dead sleep on a worknight by an ice cream truck.
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He smiled, as a man awakened from a bad dream and still oppressed by the substance of the dream.
The Sheriff of Kona 2010
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When you are doing what you love, it is as if you are awakened from a deep sleep and are now following your true path.
Jen Grisanti: Following Your Art Jen Grisanti 2010
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When you are doing what you love, it is as if you are awakened from a deep sleep and are now following your true path.
Jen Grisanti: Following Your Art Jen Grisanti 2010
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What do you think happened to Hercules when Xena and Gabrielle awakened from a 25-year ice sleep?
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I estimate I got about an hour of sleep last night and one this morning ... awakened from the latter by Mark's call, so he was on his way over before I saw e-mail.
Quick I'm-alive post saraphina_marie 2009
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