awaken

Verb	1.	awaken - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." wake up, waken, rouse, wake, arouse reawaken - awaken once again bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around - bring back to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" cause to sleep - make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to to fall asleep"
	2.	awaken - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" awake, come alive, wake, wake up, waken, arouse change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
	3.	awaken - make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

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