WAKE

Wake

A wake is a ceremony associated with death. Traditionally, a wake takes place in the house of the deceased with the body present; however, modern wakes are often performed at a funeral home. In the United States and Canada it is synonymous with a viewing. It is often a social rite which highlights the idea that the loss is one of a social group and affects that group as a whole. __NOTOC__

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WAKE

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wake

Noun

  1. A period after a person's death before the body is buried, in some cultures accompanied by a party.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
  2. The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
  3. The area behind something, typically a rapidly moving object.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A number of vultures assembled together.

Verb

  1. (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
    I woke up at four o'clock this morning.
  2. (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
    The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream.
  3. To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
  4. To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
  5. To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.
  6. To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
  7. To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
  8. To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.


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