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AWAKEN

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Stop sleeping

Example:

She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock

Synonyms:

arouse; awake; awaken; come alive; wake; wake up; waken

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "awaken" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

"Awaken" entails doing...:

catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber (be asleep)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

awakening (the act of waking)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to become awake or conscious

Example:

Please wake me at 6 AM.

Synonyms:

arouse; awaken; rouse; wake; wake up; waken

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "awaken" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "awaken"):

reawaken (awaken once again)

bring around; bring back; bring round; bring to (return to consciousness)

call (rouse somebody from sleep with a call)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Antonym:

cause to sleep (make fall asleep)

Derivation:

awakening (the act of waking)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make aware

Example:

They were awakened to the sad facts

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "awaken" is one way to...):

affect; impress; move; strike (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Credits

 Context examples: 

She had been awakened by the alarm of fire.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

My interest is already awakened in the case.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Hans sighed as though awakening from sleep. The clang of the plate had aroused them to life in a new world.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

At length, however, his civility was so far awakened as to inquire of Elizabeth after the health of her family.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

He shook his head, and with a deep sign as of awakening, caught his breath.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Insomnia symptoms included difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, early-morning awakening, and non-restorative sleep.

(Insomnia: Heart Attack, Stroke Risk, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Yes, indeed, Edmund, added her ladyship, who had been thoroughly awakened by Mrs. Norris's sharp reprimand to Fanny; I was out above an hour.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

The dread of being awakened from the happiest dream, was perhaps the most prominent feeling.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

After this they sat down beside the Lion until he should awaken; and the Scarecrow brought Dorothy some fruit from a tree near by, which she ate for her dinner.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Yes, I had gone to bed Henry Jekyll, I had awakened Edward Hyde.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)