English verb: awaken | |||
1. | awaken (body) cause to become awake or conscious | ||
Samples | He was roused by the drunken men in the street. Please wake me at 6 AM.. | ||
Synonyms | arouse, rouse, wake, wake up, waken | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to, call, reawaken | ||
Antonyms | cause to sleep | ||
2. | awaken (body) stop sleeping | ||
Samples | She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock. | ||
Synonyms | arouse, awake, come alive, wake, wake up, waken | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
Entail | catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber | ||
Antonyms | dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, drop off | ||
3. | awaken (cognition) make aware | ||
Samples | They were awakened to the sad facts. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affect, impress, move, strike | ||