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Synonyms for wake

Two senses of wake live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · noun and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineActions

a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial

There's no weeping at an Irish wake.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

viewing

Same sentence, swapped: There's no weeping at an Irish viewing.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for wake as it is used in the sentence above.

aftermath
backwash
train

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineThe body

cause to become awake or conscious

Please wake me at 6 AM.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

awaken

Same sentence, swapped: Please awaken me at 6 AM.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for wake as it is used in the sentence above.

ignite
age
land

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