What does "waken" mean?

Waken: To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to awaken. "Go, waken Eve." Milton.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken. Then Homer's and Tyrtæus' martial muse Wakened the world. Roscommon. Venus now wakes, and wakens love. Milton. They introduce Their sacred song, and waken raptures high. Milton.

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