awaken

awaken

verb

Definition of AWAKEN

1

to cause to stop sleeping <be quiet or you'll awaken the kids>

Synonyms arouse, awake, awaken, knock up [British], rouse, waken

Related Words roust, rout; raise, revive; reawaken, rewake; agitate, bestir, disturb, excite, provoke, stimulate, stir

Near Antonyms hypnotize, mesmerize

Antonyms lull

2

to cease to be asleep <guests at the B and B usually awaken to the smell of fresh pancakes>

Synonyms arouse, awake, awaken, rouse, waken

Related Words arise, get up, rise, roll out, turn out, uprise; watch; revive; reawaken, rewake; shift, stir

Near Antonyms catnap, conk (off or out), doze, drop off, nap, nod, rest, sleep, slumber, snooze; bed (down), couch, doss (down) [chiefly British], flop, kip (down) [British], retire, sack out, turn in; lie up, sleep in; oversleep