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1. Cause to become awake or conscious
   - wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse
    
2. Stop sleeping
   "She awakened to the sound of the alarm clock";
   - wake up, awake, arouse, wake, come alive, waken
    
3. Make aware
   "They were awakened to the sad facts"

Derived forms: awakening, awakened, awakens

Type of: affect, alter, change, change state, impress, modify, move, strike, turn

Antonym: cause to sleep

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