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Etymology

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From Middle English forwaken, forwakien, equivalent to for- +‎ wake.

Verb

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forwake (third-person singular simple present forwakes, present participle forwaking, simple past and past participle forwaked)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To exhaust or tire out with excessive waking or watching.