awaken
/əˈweɪkən/
verb
- 1
To become conscious after having slept.
- 2
To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
- 3
To excite or to stir up something latent.
- 4
To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
- 5
To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.
Antonyms
verb
- 1
To cause to become awake.
“She awakened him by ringing the bell.”
- 2
To stop sleeping; awake.
“Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.”
- 3
To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
“Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!”
- 4
To call to a sense of sin.
Antonyms
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