Wake(v. t.)
- To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
Wake(v. t.)
- To bring to life again, as if from the sleep of death; to reanimate; to revive.
Wake(v. t.)
- To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
Wake(n.)
- The act of waking, or being awaked; also, the state of being awake.
Wake(n.)
- The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
Wake(n.)
- An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.
Wake(n.)
- The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish.