awaken
Pronunciation:
/əˈweɪkən/verb
Definitions
To become conscious after having slept.
Synonyms:awakenwake upAntonyms:fall asleepTo cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
Synonyms:bring roundcrywake upAntonyms:put to sleepTo excite or to stir up something latent.
To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
verb
Definitions
To cause to become awake.
Example: She awakened him by ringing the bell.
To stop sleeping; awake.
Example: Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.
To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
Example: Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!
To call to a sense of sin.