awakens
verb
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To cause to become awake.
"She awakened him by ringing the bell."
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To stop sleeping; awake.
"Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face."
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To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
"Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!"
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To call to a sense of sin.
Synonyms:
awake, stir, animate, energize, knock up, uprouse
Antonyms:
fall asleep