reawaken

verb

re·​awak·​en (ˌ)rē-ə-ˈwā-kən 

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

Leo appeals to loftier questions about life Unlike Francis, who liked to travel to small Catholic communities far from Rome, Leo has been keen to emphasize and reawaken Europe’s Christian roots. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Lionsgate and Blumhouse Atomic Monster announced the franchise reawakening in a release shared with Entertainment Weekly on Thursday. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026

Chickenpox reawakens as shingles The varicella zoster virus that causes chickenpox has infected over 90% of the world’s population. — Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

The Panthers broke a seven-year playoff drought last season and reawakened their fanbase by winning the NFC South and taking the Los Angeles Rams to the wire in a wild-card game at Bank of America Stadium. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reawaken

• awaken
• betaken
• forsaken
• mistaken
• partaken
• retaken
• unshaken
• godforsaken
• overtaken
• undertaken
• shaken
• taken