wake

wake

wake¹ [wāk]

vi.

WOKE or waked, waked or woken, waking, woke [ME wakien < OE wacian, to be awake & wacan, to arise, akin to Ger wachen < IE base * weĝ-, to be active > L vegere, to arouse, be active, Sans vāja-, strength, speed]

1. to come out of sleep or a state like or suggestive of sleep, as a stupor or trance; awake: often with up

2. to be or stay awake

3. to become active or animated after inactivity or dormancy: often with up

4. to become alert (to a realization, possibility, etc.)

5. pt. & pp.waked Chiefly Dial. to keep watch or vigil; esp., to hold a wake over a corpse

vt.

1. to cause to wake from or as from sleep: often with up

2. to arouse, excite, or stir up (passions, etc.) or evoke (a sound, echo, etc.)

3. pt. & pp.waked Chiefly Dial. to keep watch or vigil over; esp., to hold a wake over (a corpse)

n.

1. Now Rare the state of being awake

2. a watch over or viewing of a corpse before burial, formerly often with festivities

3. Anglican Ch. an annual parish festival, originally held in honor of a patron saint

wake² [wāk]

n.

[prob. via LowG < ON vök, hole, opening in the ice: for IE base see HUMOR]

1. the track or trail left in the water by a moving ship or boat

2. the track or course of anything that has gone before or passed by

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in the wake of

1. following directly or close behind

2. following as a consequence