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   awaken

   /əˈweɪk(ə)n/

   verb

   • 1. rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping: "Anna was awakened by the telephone" Similar wake (up)awakewakenrousearouseinformal:give someone a shoutknock upOpposite send to sleep
   • ▪ stop sleeping: "he sighed but did not awaken" Similar wake (up)awakewakenstircome tocome roundbestir oneselfshow signs of lifereturn to the land of the livingOpposite go to sleep
   • ▪ rouse (a feeling): "different images can awaken new emotions within us" Similar arouserousecall/bring into beingdraw/call forthbring outengendergenerateevoketriggerstir upinspirestimulateexcitekindlefiretouch offspark offreviveliterary:enkindleOpposite allay
   • ▪ make someone aware of (something) for the first time: "the film helped to awaken many to the horrors of apartheid"

   Word Origin Old Englishonwæcnan, from on ‘on’ + waken.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb awaken, which means to wake up or become aware of something. Find out the difference between awake and awaken, and how to use them correctly in sentences.

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   verb (used with or without object) to awake; waken. Discover More. Other Words From. a·wak en·a·ble adjective. a·wak en·er noun. re a·wak en verb. well -a·wak ened adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of awaken 1. before 900; Middle English awak ( e ) nen, Old English awæcnian earlier onwæcnian. See a- 1, waken. Discover More.

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   Awaken means to wake up or to make somebody wake up. It is often used in writing and in the past tense. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin of awaken.

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   Awaken means to cause an emotion, feeling, etc, or to wake up, or make someone wake up. See how to use this verb in sentences and translations in different languages.

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   Awaken means to cause an emotion, feeling, etc, or to wake up, or make someone wake up. See examples, synonyms, and translations of awaken in different languages.

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   Learn the verb awaken, which means to wake up, to become aware of something, or to cause someone to wake up or become aware. See synonyms, antonyms, and sentence examples of awaken.