wake (1) — OAT

wake1

verb

1 if Grandma wakes she'll want a glass of water | at 4:30 a.m. Mark woke up:

awake, awaken, waken (up), rouse, stir, come to, come around;

get up, get out of bed, bestir oneself, get going, come alive, show signs of life;

literary arise.

▷antonyms sleep; fall asleep.

2 she opened the door before waking her husband | he woke her up with a cup of tea:

waken, rouse, arouse, bring to, bring around;

British, informal knock up.

3 a clip on the ear might wake him up a bit:

stir up, activate, stimulate, spur, prod, galvanize, enliven, give a lift/boost to, ginger up, buoy up, refresh, invigorate, revitalize, inspire;

informal perk up, pep up.

4 they finally woke up to what we have been saying:

realize, become aware of, become conscious of, become mindful of, become heedful of, become alert to.

5 the name woke a forgotten and embarrassing memory:

evoke, call up, conjure up, rouse, stir, revive, awaken, refresh, renew, resuscitate, revivify, rekindle, reignite, rejuvenate, stimulate.

noun

a mourner at a wake:

vigil, death-watch, watch;

funeral.