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to reawake

to reawake

4.9
Become awake or active again after being asleep
  • verb
  • /ˌriːəˈweɪk/
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  • After a brief nap, I began to reawake and felt refreshed.

Examples

  • The flowers will reawake in spring after a long winter.

  • We're now seeing the world's second largest economy reawaken while simultaneously being hit by a massive wave of COVID infections.

  • As the sun rose, I could feel the warmth slowly reawake my senses.

Synonyms

to wake
vsto reawake
1.0

To stop sleeping or make someone else stop sleeping

means this same cessation but occurring again after being inactive or asleep
to wake up
vsto reawake
1.0

To stop sleeping or make someone else stop sleeping

describes doing that again after a previous sleep or inactive period
to awaken
vsto reawake
73 1.8

To stop sleeping or make someone else wake up

focuses on the act happening again after earlier sleep or inactivity
to revive
vsto reawake
71 4.1

To make a person conscious again after fainting

is about returning to normal waking after ordinary sleep or inactive periods
to rouse
vsto reawake
28 3.4

To wake someone up and make them alert after sleep

is similar but stresses returning to consciousness again rather than initial arousal
to reawaken
vsto reawake
10 5.1

To become awake or aware again

refers specifically to returning to consciousness after prior sleep or inactivity
to waken
vsto reawake
5 3.0

To stop sleeping or make someone stop sleeping

adds the idea that this happens again after a previous sleep or rest

How Awake

to wake
1.0
to reawake
4.9
to stir
75 1.0
to doze
43 2.3
to slumber
15 3.8

Surface Forms

reawake infinitive
reawakened past
reawakened past participle
reawakening present participle
reawakes third person singular

Morphology

reawake = awake (transparent) = re + awake

This is straightforward prefixation meaning 'to awake again' after having slept or been inactive.

Etymology

Reawake comes from re- 'again' and awake 'wake up'. It means to wake up again after sleep or a quiet time, so a person, place, or interest can reawake and become active again.