awaken

[uh-wey-kuhn]

verb (used with or without object)

1. to awake; waken.

Other Word Forms

• awakenable adjective
• awakener noun
• reawaken verb
• well-awakened adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of awaken¹

before 900; Middle English awak ( e ) nen, Old English awæcnian earlier onwæcnian. See a- ¹, waken

Example Sentences

The heart of the Phillies’ order awakened, the Dodgers’ didn’t, and that was more or less the difference in the game.

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A press release describes the new record as a “powerful journey of resilience and awakening, where the pursuit of freedom meets forces that seek to control and silence.”

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Most of all, though, he sees the protest wave as "an awakening" of Italy's left-wing forces.

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"You have no idea the dragon you have awakened," he said.

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Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna said that “there would be no Congressman Luna without Charlie Kirk,” urging the audience to “awaken a generation and save a nation.”

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Related Words

• arouse 
• awake 
• excite 
• provoke 
• revive 
• rouse 
• wake