awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

• reawaken — awaken once again
• bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around — bring back to consciousness
• call — rouse somebody from sleep with a call

• change, alter — cause to change; make different; cause a transformation