WAKE

(noun) a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
"there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
synonyms : viewing
(noun) the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
"the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
synonyms : backwash
(noun) an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
synonyms : wake island
(noun) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
"the aftermath of war", "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
synonyms : aftermath , backwash
(verb) stop sleeping
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
synonyms : arouse , awake , awaken , come alive , wake up , waken
(verb) cause to become awake or conscious
"He was roused by the drunken men in the street", "Please wake me at 6 AM."
synonyms : arouse , awaken , rouse , wake up , waken
(verb) be awake, be alert, be there
(verb) make aware of
"His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
(verb) arouse or excite feelings and passions
"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

Selected Mnemonic for wake

(Tag: english) Wake--wake "UP"--when you wake up in the morning, your brain attains conscious state from sleeping state, thus making your mind alert.
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Mnemonics for wake

(Tag: ) sounds like walk, an insect walks on the water surface and create wave line on water that is trail
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(Tag: ) Wake, if joined with 'up', becomes wake up....if it is compared to rake up, then...wake up would mean, to make alert and rake up would be, to revive the memory of...both dealing with alertness of mind.
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