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Yes, wake is playable

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"Wake" Definition

noun

A track, course, or condition left behind something that has passed: The war left destruction and famine in its wake.
A watch over the body of a deceased person before burial, sometimes accompanied by festivity. Also called regionally viewing.
A watch; a vigil.
Chiefly British A parish festival held annually, often in honor of a patron saint.
Chiefly British An annual vacation.

idiom

In the wake of Following directly on.
In the wake of In the aftermath of; as a consequence of.

verb-intransitive

To be brought into a state of awareness or alertness: suddenly woke to the danger we were in.
To cease to sleep; become awake: overslept and woke late.
To keep watch or guard, especially over a corpse.
To stay awake: Bears wake for spring, summer, and fall and hibernate for the winter.

verb-transitive

To hold a wake over.
To keep a vigil over.
To make aware of; alert: The shocking revelations finally woke me to the facts of the matter.
To rouse from sleep; awaken.
To stir, as from a dormant or inactive condition; rouse: wake old animosities.

verb

To be or remain awake.
To remain awake on watch especially over a corpse.
To stay up late in revelry.
To stand watch over (as a dead body).
To hold a wake over.

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