"awaken" meaning in English

See awaken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈweɪkən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-awaken.wav [UK] Forms: awaken [canonical], awakens [third-person, singular], awakened [past], awakened [past, participle], awakening [present, participle]
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  1. If you awaken somebody, they stop sleeping because of something you do.
    Sense id: simple-awaken-en-verb-PkdfrQ0m
  2. If something awakens your senses, a memory, a feeling, etc., it brings your attention to them.
    Sense id: simple-awaken-en-verb-10-ytIOB
     
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