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waken vs reawaken

reawaken vs waken

waken and reawaken both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waken No No Yes No
reawaken No No Yes No
As verbs, reawaken is a hyponym of waken; that is, reawaken is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than waken:
  • waken: cause to become awake or conscious
  • reawaken: awaken once again
Other hyponyms of waken include bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to, call.
waken (verb) reawaken (verb)
stop sleeping awaken once again
cause to become awake or conscious
Difference between waken and reawaken

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