awaken

Verb

Meaning

of Awake

To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

awake rouse wake stir animate excite arouse wake up waken stir up call forth kindle quicken move come
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Antonyms

fall asleep cause to sleep bate kip cow slay
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Hypernyms

change move turn affect strike alter

Hyponyms

call bring back bring to reawaken bring round bring around

Phrases with the word

awaken an interest awaken by knocking awaken in time awaken rudely awaken a sense of vulnerability awaken a curiosity

Derivatives

awakened awakening

Examples

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

Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken. Frank Herbert

If I were to awaken after having slept for a thousand years, my first question would be: Has the Riemann hypothesis been proven? David Hilbert

The dawn does not come twice to awaken a man. Moroccan Proverb

It's impossible to awaken a man who is pretending to be asleep. Native American Proverb

Dawn does not come twice to awaken a man. Arabic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

awake late awake-asleep awakedness awaken a curiosity awaken a sense of vulnerability awaken an interest