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awaken

/əˈweɪkən/
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verb

  • To become conscious after having slept.
  • To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
  • To excite or to stir up something latent.
  • To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
  • To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.

verb

  • To cause to become awake.

    "She awakened him by ringing the bell."

  • To stop sleeping; awake.

    "Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face."

  • To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.

    "Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!"

  • To call to a sense of sin.

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