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wekken.

to wake, to wake up

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʋɛ.kə(n)/
  1. to wake, to wake up

    transitive
  2. to cause, to elicit (particularly of certain emotions)

    transitive
    De oplichter nam geld op zonder argwaan te wekken.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch wecken, from Old Dutch wecken, from Proto-West Germanic *wakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.

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