Suffixes -en and -ic

Suffixes -en and -ic We had to awaken the kids from their naps.What does awaken mean? to go to sleep to become awake to wake up suddenly We had to sharpen the pencil before we could use it.What does sharpen mean? to become sharp to not be sharp to need to be sharp The heroic firemen pulled the people from the burning building.What does heroic mean? not being a hero having the characteristics of a hero being too much of a hero The majestic horse ran through the field.What does majestic mean? not having majesty having too much majesty having the characteristics of majesty The little girl was very dramatic when she lost her doll.What does dramatic mean? having the characteristics of drama without drama to become drama My mother had to flatten the bag to make it fit under the bed.What does flatten mean? full of flat having the characteristics of flat to become flat The man training for the Olympics was very athletic.What does athletic mean? to become athletes having the characteristics of athletes full of athletics The lights went down and the room began to darken.What does darken mean? to become dark full of dark having the characteristics of dark I added sugar to sweeten my tea.What does sweeten mean? having the characteristics of sweet full of sweet to become sweet