Emily Dickinson Lexicon

wake (-d, -s, waking, woke), v. [OE wæcnan, awake, come into being, and wæccan, watch; see awake, v.] (webplay: airs, art, awake, death, earth, father, gentle, high, just, keep, leaves, life, light, men, meeting, merry, mighty, nature, night, side, sleep, soul, stir, think, time, up, world).

1. Revive; arouse; move to action; return from a state of inactivity; [fig.] resurrect; change from death to life; cause to arise from the grave; transform from mortality to immortality.
2. Arise; [fig.] dawn; shine again; cause light; reappear on the horizon; complete the daily solar cycle in relation to the earth.
3. Stop sleeping; arise from slumber.
4. Stir; move; [fig.] sing; make noise; produce music.
5. Stop napping; cease being drowsy; come to one's senses.
6. Change into; suddenly become; find one's self as.