awaken

Universal Words 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