woken

wo·ken
W4O1K5E1N1
UK/ˈwəʊ.kən/US/ˈwoʊ.kən/

verb

To make or become woke or woker.

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

woken1

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of wake

woken2

verbwoken (third-person singular simple present wokens, present participle wokening, simple past and past participle wokened)

present singular third person wokens · participle present wokening · participle past wokened · past wokened

  1. ambitransitiveTo make or become woke or woker.

    The “wokening” industry swallowed Orr's latest incarnation—the new, improved Rory Rabineau—as a perfect antidote to the perceived poison of his uninsurable “mental instability.”

    2022, Bruce Wagner, ROAR: American Master, The Oral Biography of Roger Orr
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    Which is why progressivism ain't no religion; it's a cult. Instead of the Ten Commandments, it's political correctness. Instead of any meaningful spiritual awakening, it's a performative wokening.

    2022, Dave Rubin, Don't Burn This Country

    Instead of a grim reminder of reality in which the Black hero survives the ordeal only to be wrongfully dispatched by police—à la Night of the Living Dead—Get Out exudes the hope of an ever-wokening world.

    2023, Robin R. Means Coleman, Mark H. Harris, The Black Guy Dies First

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Origin

woken · verb

Morphologically woke + -n.

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APA

woken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woken

MLA

“woken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woken. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woken,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woken.

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