Wake synonyms

viewing

A display, as for family and friends at a funeral home, of a corpse prior to a funeral

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vigil

A watch kept during normal sleeping hours, especially over the body of a recently deceased or dying person.

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aftermath

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wash

A quantity of articles washed or intended for washing:

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following wave

A track

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rouse

To cause (game) to rise from cover, come out of a lair, etc.; stir up to flight or attack

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be roused

To become awake

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arouse

Arouse is defined as to inspire awareness or excitement.

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call

To indicate or characterize accurately in advance; predict:

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backwash

A reaction or commotion caused by some event

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bring to life

To waken another

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awaken

(Intransitive) To stop sleeping.

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wake-up

To awaken somebody.

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prod

To prod is to encourage someone to do something, or to poke at someone with your finger, foot or other pointed object.

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shake

(Intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands.

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nudge

To push or poke gently, esp. with the elbow, in order to get the attention of, hint slyly, etc.

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break into one's slumber

To waken another

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get up

To become awake

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awake

To stir up (memories, for example).

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get out of bed

To become awake

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open one's eyes

To become awake

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rise

Rise is defined as to wake up, stand up, go to a higher place or increase in amount.

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stir

(Intransitive) To become the object of notice; to be on foot.

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sleep (antonym)

Sleep is defined as to slumber, rest or be in a state of inactivity like sleep.

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last-rites

Sacraments administered to a person near death

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arise

To come up from a lower to a higher position.

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stretch oneself

To become awake

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tumble out of bed

To become awake

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notice

To perceive with the mind; detect:

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grasp

To reach for and try to seize

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track (related)

Athletic sports performed on a track, as running, hurdling, etc.

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funeral (related)

A ceremony to honour and remember a deceased person.

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understand (related)

Understand is defined as to know the meaning of something or to grasp the situation.

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excite

To elicit or arouse (a reaction or emotion, for example):

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revive

To return to life or consciousness:

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trail

To follow the tracks of; track

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discourage (antonym)

To discourage is defined as to try to get someone not to do something.

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tail

The trail of a person or animal in flight:

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watch

(Nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.

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obsequies

Obsequies are funeral ceremonies or traditions.

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funeral service

A funeral

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waken

To urge or stir into action or activity; arouse; excite

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freshen

To begin to give milk, as a cow after having a calf

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passage

To execute such a trot in dressage.

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path

To make a path in, or on (something), or for (someone).

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service

To provide services to:

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stimulate

To cause to be interested or engaged:

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wave

To produce waves to the hair.

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nap (antonym)

(Cooking) To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive)

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dissuade (antonym)

To prevent (someone) from a purpose or course of action by persuasion:

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train

The definition of a train is something that hangs down and trails behind.

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awareness (related)

To cease sleeping

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ritual (related)

(Zoology) A set of actions that an animal performs in a fixed sequence, often as a means of communication:

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precede (related)

precede (plural precedes) Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)

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wake island

An island of the western Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Guam. Annexed by the United States in 1898, it was a commercial air base and later a military base. Wake Island was held by the Japanese from 1941 to 1945.

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come-alive

stop sleeping

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inflame

To produce inflammation in (a tissue or organ).

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stir-up

Arouse or excite passion or action.

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ignite

To cause to burn:

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heat

(Physics) To increase the heat energy of an object.

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woke (related)

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catch (related)

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fire-up

To ignite.

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creep (related)

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rush (related)

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furrow

A deep wrinkle in the skin, as on the forehead.

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deathwatch

A vigil kept beside a dying or dead person.

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see

To understand; comprehend:

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