to awaken

Examples

• All

• 9/11 and its aftermath awakened this nation to danger.

  Fair Game (2010)

• By sunrise, the people of Memphis had awakened to a tragedy on a scale it had never witnessed before.

  Remember the Sultana (2015)

• Every, every moment we have the opportunity to really awaken to this distinction.

  André Duqum

• Particularly as awareness begins to awaken in you,

  Evan Carmichael

• And prayer is simply anything that we do that awakens our understanding to this reality.

  The Minimalists

• So this is a basic experience that we have and it awakens a desire in many people.

• Because that moment had awakened such a curiosity within me.

  The Eclipse (2009)

• All of these girls inspired me and awakened a part of me that I haven't connected to in years.

  Honey Girls (2021)

• The convening of the Council awakened hopes that there might be a change in Catholic attitude.

  Academic text (2013)

• Economic liberalization in the 1980s and 1990s awakened the economic potential of Anatolia.

  Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

W

to wake

vsto awaken

279 4.8

To make someone feel strong emotions or remember something

causes first time awareness rather than emotional arousal

E

to enlighten

vsto awaken

55 4.8

To give someone clear information to help them understand something

is about first time realization rather than deep explanation

F

to familiarize

vsto awaken

24 4.1

To help someone learn about something

focuses on creating initial awareness for the first time

O

to open someone's eyes

vsto awaken

• Informal

3 3.7

Make someone understand something they did not know before

is about causing first time awareness rather than general learning

Antonyms

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

O

to overlook

243 2.9

To not notice someone or something you should see

How Aware

to awaken

35 3.7

to enlighten

55 4.8

to inform

∞ 1.0

to point out

∞ 1.8

to suggest

∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology