v. 1 wake (up), awaken, get up, rouse or bestir oneself When I awoke, she was standing over me with a pistol 2 awaken, animate, arouse, rouse, stimulate, revive, incite, excite, activate, alert, stir up, fan, kindle, ignite, fire Marches awaken my sense of patriotism 3 awake to. awaken to, wake up to, realize, understand, become aware or conscious of I finally awoke to the fact that my tax return was overdue
adj. 4 up, aroused, roused, wide awake, up and about, alert, on the alert, on the qui vive, watchful, on guard, attentive, conscious; heedful, alive I'm always awake a few minutes before the alarm goes off