Synonyms:
awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake_up, arouse
Meaning: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
Synonyms:
wake_up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come_alive, waken
Meaning: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
Synonyms:
awaken
Meaning: make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"
Usage examples
"And you did not awaken me?"
It may sleep, but it will awaken.
The carpet seemed to awaken to new energy as soon as it had got rid of their weight, and it rose high in the air.
"You know when you awaken in the night, and hear the strokes, you can't be sure you haven't missed some of the first ones.
The longer the contest continued, the more did the press and the people of New Jersey awaken to the seriousness of the situation.
He went about the constituency an anxious, haggard man, working himself to death without being able to awaken a spark of emotion in the heart of anybody.
The mother was a woman of about thirty-three years of age, quite tall, with a countenance and general appearance well fitted to awaken sympathy at first sight.
She had not long been lain down, when Belcour arrived, for he took every opportunity of visiting her, and striving to awaken her resentment against Montraville.
The boy was satisfied, however, that by exerting all his strength he would be able to pull himself away before the beast could awaken, even, providing it were still alive.
It could not help disturbing us slightly, just as the night watchman often cannot avoid making a little noise while he drives away the rioters who would awaken us with their noise.