awaken

a·wak·en  (-wkn)

tr. & intr.v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens

To awake; waken. See Usage Note at wake¹.

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[Middle English awakenen, from Old English wæcnian : -, on, up; see a-² + wæcnian, to waken; see waken.]

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a·waken·er n.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	awaken - cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." wake up, waken, rouse, wake, arouse reawaken - awaken once again bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around - return to consciousness; "These pictures bring back sad memories" call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" cause to sleep - make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"
	2.	awaken - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" awake, come alive, wake, wake up, waken, arouse change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
	3.	awaken - make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

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awaken

verb

1. stimulate, excite, provoke, activate, alert, animate, fan, stir up, incite, kick-start (informal), enliven, kindle, breathe life into, call forth, vivify The aim was to awaken an interest in foreign cultures.

2. awake, wake, wake up, revive, arouse, rouse He was snoring when I awakened him.

Translations

awaken [əˈweɪkən]

A. VT → despertar
to awaken sb to a danger → alertar a algn de un peligro

B. VI (also to awaken from sleep) → despertar
to awaken from one's illusions → desilusionarse, quitarse las ilusiones
to awaken to a danger → darse cuenta de un peligro

awaken [əˈweɪkən] (literary)

vi

to awaken to sth (= become aware of) → prendre conscience de qch

(= wake up) → s'éveiller

vt

(= wake up) [+ person] → réveiller

[+ interest] → éveiller

to awaken sb to sth → faire s'éveiller qn à qch