The Wordsmith Dictionary

A *wak "en, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Awakened (; p. pr. & vb. n.Awakening. ] Etym: [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS. awæcnan, awæcnian, v. i.; pref. on- + wæcnan to wake. Cf. Awake, v. t.]

Defn: To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake. [He ] is dispatched Already to awaken whom thou nam'st. Cowper. Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. Tillotson.

Syn. -- To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.

AWAKENER

AWAKENER A *wak "en *er, n.

Defn: One who, or that which, awakens.

AWAKENING

AWAKENING A *wak "en *ing, a.

Defn: Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn. -- A *wak "en *ing *ly, adv.

AWAKENING

AWAKENING A *wak "en *ing, n.

Defn: The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.

AWAKENMENT

AWAKENMENT A *wak "en *ment, n.

Defn: An awakening. [R.]

New American Oxford Dictionary

awake

a wake |əˈwāk əˈweɪk | ▶verb ( past awoke |əˈwōk |; past participle awoken |əˈwōkən | ) [ no obj. ] stop sleeping; wake from sleep: she awoke to find the streets covered in snow. • [ with obj. ] cause (someone ) to wake from sleep: my screams awoke my parents. • regain consciousness: I awoke six hours after the operation. • (awake to ) become aware of; come to a realization of: the authorities finally awoke to the extent of the problem. • make or become active again: there were echoes and scents that awoke some memory in me. ▶adjective [ predic. ] not asleep: the noise might keep you awake at night. • (awake to ) aware of: too few are awake to the dangers. ORIGIN Old English āwæcnan, āwacian, both used in the sense ‘come out of sleep ’ (see a- 2, wake 1 ).

awaken

a wak en |əˈwākən əˈweɪkən | ▶verb [ with obj. ] rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping: Anna was awakened by the telephone. • [ no obj. ] stop sleeping: he sighed but did not awaken. • rouse (a feeling ): different images can awaken new emotions within us. • (awaken someone to ) make someone aware of (something ) for the first time: the movie helped to awaken the public to the horrors of apartheid. ORIGIN Old English onwæcnan, from on ‘on ’ + waken .

awakening

a wak en ing |əˈwāk (ə )niNG əˈweɪk (ə )nɪŋ | ▶noun [ in sing. ] an act or moment of becoming suddenly aware of something: the war came as a rude awakening to the hardships of life. • formal an act of waking from sleep. • the beginning or rousing of something: the awakening of democracy in Eastern Europe. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] coming into existence or awareness: his awakening desire | an awakening conscience.

Oxford Dictionary

awake

awake |əˈweɪk | ▶verb ( past awoke |əˈwəʊk |; past participle awoken |əˈwəʊk (ə )n | ) [ no obj. ] stop sleeping; wake from sleep: she awoke to find the streets covered in snow. • [ with obj. ] cause (someone ) to wake from sleep: my screams awoke my parents. • regain consciousness: I awoke none the worse for the operation. • (awake to ) become aware of; come to a realization of: the authorities finally awoke to the extent of the problem. • make or become active again: [ with obj. ] : there were echoes and scents which awoke some memory in me. ▶adjective [ predic. ] not asleep: the noise might keep you awake at night. • (awake to ) aware of: too few are awake to the dangers. ORIGIN Old English āwæcnan, āwacian, both used in the sense ‘come out of sleep ’ (see a- 2, wake 1 ).

awaken

awaken |əˈweɪk (ə )n | ▶verb [ with obj. ] rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping: Anna was awakened by the telephone. • [ no obj. ] stop sleeping: he sighed but did not awaken. • rouse (a feeling ): different images can awaken new emotions within us. • (awaken someone to ) make someone aware of (something ) for the first time: the film helped to awaken many to the horrors of apartheid. ORIGIN Old English onwæcnan, from on ‘on ’ + waken .

awakening

awaken |ing |əˈweɪkənɪŋ | ▶noun 1 formal an act of waking from sleep. 2 an act or moment of becoming suddenly aware of something: the war came as a rude awakening to the hardships of life. • the beginning or rousing of something: her sexual awakening | the awakening of vigorous political debate. ▶adjective coming into existence or awareness: his awakening desire | an awakening conscience.

American Oxford Thesaurus

awake

awake verb 1 she awoke the following morning: wake (up ), awaken, stir, come to, come around; literary waken. 2 the alarm awoke her at 7:30: wake (up ), awaken, rouse, arouse. 3 it awoke our interest. See awaken (sense 2 ). 4 they finally awoke to the extent of the problem: realize, become aware of, become conscious of; informal clue in to, get wise to. ▶adjective 1 she was still awake at 2:00: wakeful, sleepless, restless, restive; archaic watchful. ANTONYMS asleep. 2 stay awake at all times: vigilant, alert, watchful, attentive, on guard. ANTONYMS inattentive. 3 too few are awake to the dangers: aware of, conscious of, mindful of, alert to; formal cognizant of; informal clued in to; archaic ware of. ANTONYMS unaware, oblivious. WORD SPECTRUM: awake / asleep

awake insomnolent conscious aware observant watchful unwinking on guard vigilant alert mindful attentive wakeful unsleeping insomniac sleepless tossing and turning fidgety restless fitful restive unsettled uncertain

obscure

foggy in a fog groggy drowsy drowsing dozing catching some Zs catnapping napping dormant hibernating comatose flat out snoozing in the land of Nod dead to the world slumbering out like a light in the arms of Morpheus sleeping fast asleep sound asleep asleep

Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.

awaken

awaken verb 1 I awakened early | the jolt awakened her. See awake (sense 1 of the verb ) & awake (sense 2 of the verb ). 2 he had awakened strong emotions in her: arouse, rouse, bring out, engender, evoke, incite, trigger, provoke, stir up, stimulate, animate, quicken, kindle; awake, revive; literary enkindle.

Oxford Thesaurus

awake

awake verb 1 she awoke late the following morning: wake (up ), awaken, stir, come to, come round, bestir oneself, show signs of life, return to the land of the living. ANTONYMS fall asleep. 2 the alarm awoke him at 7.30: wake (up ), awaken, waken, rouse, arouse; informal give someone a shout; Brit. informal knock up. 3 the authorities finally awoke to the extent of the problem: realize, become aware of, become conscious of, become cognizant of, become mindful of; informal get wise to; rare cognize. ▶adjective 1 two hours later she was still awake: wakeful, sleepless, wide awake, conscious; tossing and turning, restless, restive; archaic watchful; rare insomnolent. ANTONYMS asleep. 2 too few are awake to the dangers: aware of, conscious of, cognizant of, mindful of, sensible of, alive to, alert to, sensitive to; archaic ware of. ANTONYMS unaware, ignorant, oblivious.

awaken

awaken verb 1 when she awakened, the sun was streaming through the windows | I was awakened at 2 a.m. by the sergeant: wake (up ). See also awake. ANTONYMS go to sleep, put to sleep. 2 he had awakened strong emotions in her: arouse, rouse, call /bring into being, draw /call forth, bring out, engender, generate, evoke, trigger, stir up, inspire, stimulate, excite, kindle, fire, touch off, spark off; revive; literary enkindle. ANTONYMS allay.

awakening

awakening noun the awakening of her real feelings for him: arousal, rousing, triggering off, stirring up, kindling, stimulation, inspiration, birth; revival.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

awake

a wake /əwéɪk /→wake 1 形容詞 more ～; most ～〖be ～〗1 目が覚めて , 眠らないで ▸ I lay awake on the bed all night .一晩中目を覚ましたままベッドに横になっていた ▸ Try to stay [keep, remain ] awake .寝ないで起きていなさい ▸ half [wide, fully ] awake 少し [すっかり ]目覚めて (!｟コーパス｠副詞で修飾されると｟まれ｠に名詞の前で用いられるが, その場合はa half-awake babyのようにハイフンで結ばれるのが普通 ) ▸ The noise kept me awake last night .騒音のせいで昨夜は眠れなかった 2 «…に » 気づいて , 意識して «to » ▸ She became awake to the imminent danger .彼女は差し迫った危険に気づいた動詞～s /-s /; awoke /əwóʊk /, ｟米｠～d /-t /; awoken /əwóʊk (ə )n /, ｟米｠～d, awoke ; awaking 他動詞 1 ｟かたく｠【眠りから】〈人〉を起こす, 目覚めさせる (｟よりくだけて｠wake (up )) «from » ▸ I was awoken by a loud noise .大きな音に起こされた 2 〈感情記憶など〉を呼び起こす .3 ｟文｠【事を】〈人〉に気づかせる , 悟らせる «to » ▸ awake A to a sense of shame Aに恥の意識を起こさせる自動詞｟かたく｠1 【眠りから】目覚める (｟よりくだけて｠wake (up )) «from » ▸ I awoke to find the mountain was covered with snow .目覚めると山が雪で覆われていた 2 〈人が〉 «…に » 気づく , «…を » 自覚する «to » ▸ We awoke to lowering skies .雲が低くたれ込めているのに気づいた 3 ｟文｠〈感情記憶などが〉呼び起こされる, よみがえる .

awaken

a wak en /əwéɪk (ə )n /動詞～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞｟かたく｠1 〈興味関心記憶など〉を呼び起こす , 喚起する ▸ awaken anxiety [curiosity ]心配 [好奇心 ]を呼び起こす 2 【事を】〈人〉に気づかせる , 悟らせる «to » ▸ The nature walks awakened the children to the importance of science .子供たちは自然探検で科学の重要性に気づいた 3 〈人〉を (眠りから )起こす, 目覚めさせる (wake up )▸ I was awakened by the siren .サイレンで目が覚めた自動詞目覚める .

awakening

a wak en ing /əwéɪk (ə )nɪŋ /名詞 C U 〖通例単数形で〗目覚め, 芽生え ; 覚醒（かくせい）; «…に対する » 自覚, 気づき «to » ▸ have [get ] a rude awakening 現実は違うことに気づく形容詞目覚めつつある ; 覚醒させる [目が覚める ]ような ; 〈気持ちなどが〉高まる .