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English noun: wake | |||
| 1. | wake (phenomenon) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | ||
| Samples | The aftermath of war. In the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured. | ||
| Synonyms | aftermath, backwash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot | ||
| 2. | Wake (location) an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii | ||
| Synonyms | Wake Island | ||
| Instance hypernym | island | ||
| Part meronym | Pacific, Pacific Ocean | ||
| Domain region members | Battle of Wake, Battle of Wake Island | ||
| 3. | wake (event) the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward | ||
| Samples | The motorboat's wake capsized the canoe. | ||
| Synonyms | backwash | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | moving ridge, wave | ||
| 4. | wake (act) a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial | ||
| Samples | There's no weeping at an Irish wake. | ||
| Synonyms | viewing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vigil, watch | ||
English verb: wake | |||
| 1. | wake (body) be awake, be alert, be there | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sit up, stay up | ||
| Antonyms | catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber | ||
| 2. | wake (body) stop sleeping | ||
| Samples | She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock. | ||
| Synonyms | arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake up, waken | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| Entail | catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber | ||
| Antonyms | dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, drop off | ||
| 3. | wake (emotion) arouse or excite feelings and passions | ||
| Samples | The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor. The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world. Wake old feelings of hatred. | ||
| Synonyms | fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ferment | ||
| 4. | wake (communication) make aware of | ||
| Samples | His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alarm, alert | ||
| 5. | wake (body) cause to become awake or conscious | ||
| Samples | He was roused by the drunken men in the street. Please wake me at 6 AM.. | ||
| Synonyms | arouse, awaken, rouse, wake up, waken | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to, call, reawaken | ||
| Antonyms | cause to sleep | ||
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