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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.