'awaken' definitions:
Definition of 'awaken'
From: WordNet
verb
Cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse] [ant: cause to sleep]
verb
Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken] [ant: dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off]
verb
Make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"
Synonyms of 'awaken'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alert,
- annoy,
- arouse,
- awake,
- awaken to,
- be begotten,
- be born,
- be incarnated,
- become alive to,
- become aware of,
- become conscious of,
- bestir,
- blow the coals,
- blow up,
- break the spell,
- burst the bubble,
- call forth,
- call up,
- challenge,
- come alive,
- come into being,
- come into existence,
- come to,
- come to know,
- come to life,
- correct,
- debunk,
- disabuse,
- disappoint,
- disenchant,
- disillude,
- disillusion,
- disillusionize,
- enkindle,
- enlighten,
- enrage,
- excite,
- expose,
- fan,
- fan the fire,
- fan the flame,
- feed the fire,
- fire,
- flame,
- foment,
- frenzy,
- get hep to,
- get next to,
- get up,
- get wise to,
- have it reported,
- heat,
- impassion,
- incense,
- incite,
- inflame,
- infuriate,
- key up,
- kindle,
- knock up,
- lather up,
- learn,
- let down easy,
- let in on,
- light the fuse,
- light up,
- live again,
- madden,
- move,
- overexcite,
- pique,
- prick the bubble,
- put straight,
- quicken,
- raise,
- raise up,
- rally,
- reanimate,
- resurge,
- resuscitate,
- return to life,
- revive,
- rise again,
- rouse,
- see the light,
- set astir,
- set fire to,
- set on fire,
- set right,
- set straight,
- shake up,
- show up,
- steam up,
- stir,
- stir the blood,
- stir the embers,
- stir the feelings,
- stir up,
- summon up,
- tell the truth,
- turn on,
- unblindfold,
- uncharm,
- undeceive,
- unspell,
- wake,
- wake up,
- waken,
- warm,
- warm the blood,
- whet,
- whip up,
- work into,
- work up