Associations to the word «Awaken»

Wiktionary

AWAKEN, verb. (transitive) To cause to become awake.
AWAKEN, verb. (transitive) To cause to become conscious.
AWAKEN, verb. (intransitive) To stop sleeping.

Dictionary definition

AWAKEN, verb. Cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM.".
AWAKEN, verb. Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock".
AWAKEN, verb. Make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley