Posted By  Kelly Orange on October 17, 2007    
				
				wake (w–k)
intransitive verb
  1. to come out of sleep or a state like or suggestive of sleep, as a stupor or trance; awake: often with up
  2. to be or stay awake
  3. to become active or animated after inactivity or dormancy: often with up
  4. to become alert (to a realization, possibility, etc.)
  5. Chiefly Dial. to keep watch or vigil; esp., to hold a wake over a corpse
Etymology: ME wakien <> L vegere, to arouse, be active, Sans v–ja-, strength, speed
transitive verb
  1. to cause to wake from or as from sleep: often with up
  2. to arouse, excite, or stir up (passions, etc.) or evoke (a sound, echo, etc.)
  3. Chiefly Dial. to keep watch or vigil over; esp., to hold a wake over (a corpse)
noun
  1. Now Rare the state of being awake
  2. a watch over or viewing of a corpse before burial, formerly often with festivities
  3. Anglican Ch. an annual parish festival, originally held in honor of a patron saint
wake² Definition
wake (w–k)
noun
  1. the track or trail left in the water by a moving ship or boat
  2. the track or course of anything that has gone before or passed by
Etymology: prob. via LowG < ON vök, hole, opening in the ice: for IE base see humor
wake² Idioms
in the wake of
  1. following directly or close behind
  2. following as a consequence
R.I.P. Charlie
You make me smile…


I will miss seeing you around…
				
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