Awaken
Pronunciation : A*wak"en
Part of Speech : v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Awakened (; p. pr. & vb. n. Awakening.]
Etymology : [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS. aw?cnan, aw?cnian, v. i.; pref. on- + w?cnan to wake. Cf. Awake, v. t.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913