reawaken en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English awaken English reawaken From re- + awaken.
Meanings
- (intransitive) To wake after an extended period of sleep.
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(transitive) To reactivate or reanimate.
Daisy Ridley has reawakened the debate over “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s” biggest reveal, saying that the character of Rey’s lineage wasn’t clear to her even partway through filming the final chapter of the trilogy.
2020 September 9, Brian Lowry, “Daisy Ridley reawakens the ‘Star Wars’ debate over Rey’s lineage”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2026:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reawakened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reawakened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| reawakens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| reawakening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |