əˈwākən verb
( awakened ; awakened ; awakening -k(ə)niŋ ; awakens )
Etymology: Middle English awakenen, from Old English awæcnian, onwæcnian, from a- (I) , on + wæcnian, wæcnan to awake — more at waken
intransitive verb
: awake
the youth awakened slowly — Stephen Crane
England … had awakened from its age-old isolation — Van Wyck Brooks
old infirmities awaken under our skins — V.S.Pritchett
we have awakened to this fact — G.W.Chapman
transitive verb
: awake
wondering what had awakened her — Ann Petry
a rare gift of awakening the keen interest of his students — H.K.Barrows
did more than any other to awaken the churches of this faith to the value of their heritage — C.A.Dinsmore
Synonyms: see stir