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reawaken

/ɹˌiəwˈeɪkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
reawak-en
IPA
/ɹˌiəwˈeɪkən/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wake after an extended period of sleep.

Intransitive verb

verb

To reactivate or reanimate.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English awaken English reawaken From re- + awaken.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reawakens (present, singular) reawakening (participle, present) reawakened (participle, past) reawakened (past)

Rhymes With

taken bacon mistaken shaken jamaican awaken forsaken macon retaken waken aken unshaken

Questions

How do you pronounce reawaken?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˌiəwˈeɪkən/.
What does reawaken mean?
To wake after an extended period of sleep.
Where does reawaken come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English awaken English reawaken From re- + awaken.

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