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| Wake |
| [Originally, an open space of
water s(?)rrounded by ice, and then, the passage cut through ice for a
vessel, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. vök a hole,
opening in ice, Sw. vak, Dan. vaage, perhaps akin to E.
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The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension,
any track; as, the wake of an army.
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To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to
sleep.
To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night
revel.
To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to
be awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with up.
To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from
a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
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To
rouse from sleep; to awake.
To put in motion or action; to arouse; to
excite.
To bring to life again, as if from the sleep of
death; to reanimate; to revive.
To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead
body.
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The act of
waking, or being awaked; also, the state of being awake.
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for
solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of
the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening
preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church;
subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often
with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises,
attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.
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