wake

be awake, be alert, be there

stop sleeping

• “She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”

arouse or excite feelings and passions

• “The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”
• “The refugees”
• “;”

make aware of

• “His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation”

cause to become awake or conscious

• “He was roused by the drunken men in the street”
• “Please wake me at 6 AM.”

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”

an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii

the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

• “the motorboat”

a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial

• “there”