Meaning
(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
A merger of two verbs of related/similar form and meaning: * Middle English waken, Old English wacan, from Proto-West Germanic *wakan, from Proto-Germanic *wakaną. * Middle English wakien, Old English wacian, from Proto-West Germanic *wakēn, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
fall asleepsleep
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: