verb (formal)
1 [oftenpassive] ~ (sb) (from / to sth) to wake up; to make sb wake up:
[V] She awakened to the sound of birds singing. * [Vtoinf] We awakened to find the others gone. * [VN] He was awakened at dawn by the sound of crying.
2 if an emotion awakens or sth awakens an emotion, you start to feel that emotion:
[VN] The dream awakened terrible memories. [also V]
PHRASALVERBS
awaken (sb) to sth to become aware or to make sb aware of sth and its possible effects or results:
I gradually awakened to the realization that our marriage was over.
compareWAKEN
