awaken

verbs

cause to become awake or conscious

"He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, wake up, waken

is derived from

antonym

stop sleeping

"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken

is derived from

make aware

"They were awakened to the sad facts"

awaken

is a type of (narrower)

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

"This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"