definition of
awaken

[1] #1 awaken v. [wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse] cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM.". wn

[2] #2 awaken v. [wake up, awake, arouse, wake, come alive, waken] stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock". wn

[3] #3 awaken v. make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts". wn