Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Waken \Wak"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. pr. {Wakened}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Wakening}.] [OE. waknen, AS. w[ae]cnan; akin to Goth.
   gawaknan. See {Wake}, v. i.]
   To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.

         Early, Turnus wakening with the light.   --Dryden.

Waken \Wak"en\, v. t.
   1. To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to
      awaken. ``Go, waken Eve.'' --Milton.

   2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.

            Then Homer's and Tyrt[ae]us' martial muse Wakened
            the world.                            --Roscommon.

            Venus now wakes, and wakens love.     --Milton.

            They introduce Their sacred song, and waken raptures
            high.                                 --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

waken
     v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the
          drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
          [syn: {awaken}, {wake}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}]
          [ant: {cause to sleep}]
     2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
        [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come
        alive}] [ant: {fall asleep}]