What is "awaken" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 20-05-2026 by Wikilanguages.net

What does awaken mean in English? Meaning of awaken definition and abbreviation with examples.

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Meaning of "awaken": cause to become awake or conscious

Meaning: cause to become awake or conscious

Example: He was roused by the drunken men in the street Please wake me at 6 AM.

Synonyms: arouse awaken rouse wake wake up waken

Hyponyms: bring around bring back bring round bring to call reawaken

Hypernyms: alter change modify

Antonyms: cause to sleep

Meaning: stop sleeping

Example: She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock

Synonyms: arouse awake awaken come alive wake wake up waken

Hypernyms: change state turn

Antonyms: dope off doze off drift off drop off drowse off fall asleep flake out nod off

Meaning: make aware

Example: They were awakened to the sad facts

Synonyms: awaken

Hypernyms: affect impress move strike

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