AWAKEN

[verb] [T] [literary] - to stop sleepingThey were awakened by the sound of rebel gunfire.(literary) If a desire, interest or emotion awakens or is awakened in you, you become aware of it for the first time.A passion for French food awakened in me after my holiday in Paris. [I]My holiday in Paris awakened a passion for French food in me. [T]I wish I could awaken some interest in English grammar in my students. [T](literary) If you awaken someone to something, you make them aware of it or make them remember it.I awakened him to his responsibilities for his children.