awaken

(ə-wā'kən)
tr. & intr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.
To awake; waken. See Usage Note at wake¹.

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

awakener a·wak'en·er n.

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verb

1. To cease sleeping: arouse, awake, rouse, stir, wake, waken. See awareness/unawareness.
2. To induce or elicit (a reaction or emotion): arouse, awake, kindle, raise, rouse, stir, waken. See excite/bore/interest.

v

Definition: make conscious or alert
Antonyms: deaden, go to sleep, hypnotize

IN BRIEF: To wake up.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge. — Albert Einstein

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A dream of waking up while still dreaming may indicate awakening to new states of consciousness in ideas and creativity.

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For a list of words related to awakening, see:

• Mystical States and Experiences - awakening: becoming aware of spiritual life and one’s true self

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See words rhyming with "awaken."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bevidstgøre, gøre bevidst om
v. intr. - blive bevidst om, få bevidsthed om

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontwaken, bewust worden, actief worden, bewustmaken, (op)wekken

Français (French)
v. tr. - éveiller, réveiller, (fig) faire naître
v. intr. - s'éveiller, se réveiller, (fig) prendre conscience de, (fig) s'apercevoir, (fig) revenir (de ses illusions)

Deutsch (German)
v. - erwecken, aufwachen, erwachen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξυπνώ, αφυπνίζω

Italiano (Italian)
risvegliare, sollevare, svegliarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - despertar, acordar, animar(-se) para, estimular
adj. - desperto, acordado, animado, estimulado

Русский (Russian)
пробудиться, пробудить, возбуждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - suscitar, despertar
v. intr. - despertarse, espabilarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vakna, väcka
adj. - vaken

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
唤醒, 唤起, 使觉醒, 激起, 醒, 意识到, 觉醒, 认识到

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 喚醒, 喚起, 使覺醒, 激起
v. intr. - 醒, 意識到, 覺醒, 認識到

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 깨우다, ~에 자각시키다, ~을 불러일으키다
v. intr. - 깨다, 깨닫다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 目覚めさせる, 自覚させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوقظ, ينبه, يستيقظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עורר, הביא לתודעתו של‬
v. intr. - ‮התעורר, נעשה מודע ל-‬

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