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erwecken

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: er‧we‧cken
  • IPA(key): /ɛʁˈvɛkən/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈvɛkŋ̍]

Verb

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erwecken (weak, third-person singular present erweckt, past tense erweckte, past participle erweckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to awake, to arouse
    Synonyms: wachrufen, hervorrufen, erregen
    Dies wird seine Neugierde erwecken.This will arouse his curiosity.
    Die Ausstellung hat bei jungen Leuten großes Interesse erweckt.The exhibition has aroused a lot of interest among young people.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • erwecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erwecken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • erwecken” in Duden online
  • erwecken” in OpenThesaurus.de