Awakened

verb

/əˈweɪkənd/

Word Frequency: 4.5

Definitions

1.verbTo cause to become awake.

"She awakened him by ringing the bell."

2.verbTo stop sleeping; awake.

"Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face."

3.verbTo bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.

"Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!"

4.verbTo call to a sense of sin.

5.adjectiveHaving been woken up.

"the awakened baby began to cry"

6.adjectiveAroused or activated.

"an awakened interest in ballet"

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