awakens

verb

  1. To cause to become awake.

    "She awakened him by ringing the bell."

  2. To stop sleeping; awake.

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

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

    "Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!"

  4. To call to a sense of sin.

Synonyms: awake, stir, animate, energize, knock up, uprouse
Antonyms: fall asleep