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awaken verb [ əˈweɪk(ə)n ]

• rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping.
• "Anna was awakened by the telephone"
Similar: wake (up), awake, waken, rouse, arouse, give someone a shout, knock up,
Opposite: send to sleep,
Origin: Old English onwæcnan, from on ‘on’ + waken.

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