reawaken

verb

re·​awak·​en (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈwā-kən How to pronounce reawaken (audio)
reawakened; reawakening; reawakens

transitive + intransitive

: to awaken (someone or something) again
a photo that reawakened past memories
a movie that has reawakened interest in their story
Harry's temporarily stupefied brain seemed to reawaken.J. K. Rowling
reawakening noun
plural reawakenings
a spiritual reawakening
The Taylor demo … signals a reawakening of militant activism in New York. Sarah Ferguson

Examples of reawaken in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Still, Swift's reach has the potential to engage the less politically attentive, or reawaken people who are avoiding political news and politics more generally. Meredith Conroy, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2024 The report comes out at a time when a raft of soft economic data reawakened traders’ fears of an approaching recession. Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2024 Beetlejuice’s ex-wife Delores (Monica Bellucci) is reawakened and the vengeful spirit wants payback. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 But like many summer romances, the nostalgia the Paris Games leave behind is no protection against the reawakening France faces. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reawaken 

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Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reawaken was in 1708

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“Reawaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reawaken. Accessed 3 Oct. 2024.

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