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erwecken.

to awake, to arouse

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛʁˈvɛkən/[ʔɛɐ̯ˈvɛkŋ̍]
  1. to awake, to arouse

    transitive · weak
    Dies wird seine Neugierde erwecken.
    Die Ausstellung hat bei jungen Leuten großes Interesse erweckt.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German erwecken, from Old High German irwekken, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀwakkjan. Equivalent to er- + wecken.

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