Definition of 'awaken'

Verb

1. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
      Synonyms: wake waken rouse wake up arouse
      Antonyms: cause to sleep
2. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
      Synonyms: wake up awake arouse wake come alive waken
      Antonyms: fall asleep dope off flake out drift off nod off drop off doze off drowse off
3. make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"

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