Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Svegliá-re, v. a.
1. to wake, to awake, to rouse, to break one's sleep; 2. to excite, to incite, to provoke, stir up, to quicken, to encourage; 3. to sharpen the appetite; 4. to begin to play upon a musical instrument; v. n. 1. to become attentive; 2. to begin to wake; v. r. to awake, wake out of one's sleep; s. m. Svegliá-tóre, f. Svegliá-tríce;adj. Svegliá-nte.