wake up
verb
1 wake up
Cause to become awake or conscious.
synonyms: arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, waken.
Roget 824:
excite,
affect,
touch,
move,
impress,
strike,
interest,
animate,
inspire,
impassion,
smite,
infect;
stir the blood,
fire the blood,
warm the blood;
set astir;
wake,
awake,
awaken;
call forth;
evoke,
provoke;
raise up,
summon up,
call up,
wake up,
blow up,
get up,
light up;
raise;
get up the steam,
rouse,
arouse,
stir;
fire,
kindle,
enkindle,
apply the torch,
set on fire,
inflame.
stimulate;
exsuscitate†;
inspirit;
spirit up,
stir up,
work up,
pique;
infuse life into,
give new life to;
bring new blood,
introduce new blood;
quicken;
sharpen,
whet;
work upon
etc.
(incite)
615;
hurry on,
give a fillip,
put on one's mettle.
fan the fire,
fan the flame;
blow the coals,
stir the embers;
fan into a flame;
foster,
heat,
warm,
foment,
raise to a fever heat;
keep up,
keep the pot boiling;
revive,
rekindle;
rake up,
rip up.
stir the feelings,
play on the feelings,
come home to the feelings;
touch a string,
touch a chord,
touch the soul,
touch the heart;
go to one's heart,
penetrate,
pierce,
go through one,
touch to the quick;
possess the soul,
pervade the soul,
penetrate the soul,
imbrue the soul,
absorb the soul,
affect the soul,
disturb the soul.
absorb,
rivet the attention;
sink into the mind,
sink into the heart;
prey on the mind,
distract;
intoxicate;
overwhelm,
overpower;
bouleverser [Fr.],
upset,
turn one's head.
fascinate;
enrapture
etc.
(give pleasure)
829.
agitate,
perturb,
ruffle,
fluster,
shake,
disturb,
startle,
shock,
stagger;
give one a shock,
give one a turn;
strike all of a heap;
stun,
astound,
electrify,
galvanize,
petrify.
irritate,
sting;
cut to the heart,
cut to the quick;
try one's temper;
fool to the top of one's bent,
pique;
infuriate,
madden,
make one's blood boil;
lash into fury
etc.
(wrath)
900.
be excited
etc.
adj.;
flush up,
flare up;
catch the infection;
thrill
etc.
(feel)
821;
mantle;
work oneself up;
seethe,
boil,
simmer,
foam,
fume,
flame,
rage,
rave;
run mad
etc.
(passion)
825.
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Dutch: wekken, wakker worden, wakker maken, zich opwekken, ontwaken
2 wake up
Stop sleeping.
synonyms: arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, waken.
Dutch: wakker maken, oproepen, wekken, wakker worden, ontsluimeren, ontwaken
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