"awaken" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

Cause to become awake or conscious (synset 200018806)
"He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
subtypes:
- reawaken - awaken once again
- bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to - return to consciousness
- call - rouse somebody from sleep with a call
same as: arouse, rouse, wake, wake up, waken
Stop sleeping (synset 200018519)
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

entail: catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber - be asleep

is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

same as: arouse, awake, come alive, wake, wake up, waken
Make aware (synset 200738100)
"They were awakened to the sad facts"

is a type of: affect, impress, move, strike - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon