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to reawake

to reawake

6.1
Make a feeling, interest, or memory strong again
  • verb
  • /ˌriːəˈweɪk/
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  • The documentary was able to reawake my interest in environmental conservation.

Examples

  • We want to attend mindfully in order to reawaken the sensory awareness and presence.

  • So one of the things this is done is reawaken that anxiety that this is the new normal.

  • Her speech helped to reawake the community's passion for local art and culture.

  • A good book can often reawake forgotten memories and feelings from our past.

Synonyms

to restore
vsto reawake
234 3.8

Make someone feel healthy and full of energy again

is more narrowly about causing awakening or active interest rather than full restoration
to energize
vsto reawake
  • US
65 3.7

To make someone feel more active and alert

is similar but specifically aims to cause waking or active response
to refresh
vsto reawake
50 2.8

Make someone or something feel full of energy and less tired

aims more at causing alertness or awake activity than simple freshness
to revitalize
vsto reawake
  • US
45 4.8

To give new life and energy to something

targets awakening or activity of feelings rather than broad restoration
to resurrect
vsto reawake
42 6.8

Bring something back into use after it was forgotten

focuses more on arousing or waking feelings rather than restoring general use
to rekindle
vsto reawake
33 5.1

Make a feeling or interest strong again

is more about making something awake or active rather than broader renewal
to recharge
vsto reawake
20 3.6

To rest and get energy back after being tired

focuses instead on causing awakening or activity rather than replenishing power
to reinvigorate
vsto reawake
19 5.7

To give new energy and interest to a person or thing

keeps the wakeful aim but is narrower about causing alert activity
to reanimate
vsto reawake
16 7.2

To bring back life and energy to a person or thing

is about making feelings or interest awake rather than literal revival
to reignite
vsto reawake
15 4.6

To make an interest, feeling, or activity start again after it stopped

is narrower, focusing on causing wakefulness or renewed activity specifically
to reawaken
vsto reawake
10 5.1

To become awake or aware again

causes similar waking or activation but emphasizes intentional action
to bring back to life
vsto reawake
9 4.8

To make people and things alive or working again

is similar but narrower, targeting feelings and activity rather than full revival
to upraise
vsto reawake
  • Archaic
5 9.9

To bring something dead back to life

is less literal and concentrates on waking or reactivating interest or feeling
to reenergize
vsto reawake
  • US
3 4.1

To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing

aims more at making things awake or active rather than just energizing
to revivify
vsto reawake
  • Formal
1 8.5

To give new life and energy to people or things

is focused specifically on causing waking or active response rather than general vigor
to restimulate
vsto reawake
5.3

Make something active again, for example the economy or your interest

focuses specifically on causing awakening or activity rather than general excitement
to relight
vsto reawake
5.1

Make a feeling, interest, or memory come back

acts similarly but centers on simple waking or reactivation rather than strength
to reinfuse
vsto reawake
6.5

To make people or things feel more energetic again

is similar but emphasizes causing alertness or awake activity rather than quality
to reinstill
vsto reawake
  • US
5.9

Bring a feeling, idea or quality back into people

focuses instead on producing wakefulness or activity rather than belief or value
to reinspire
vsto reawake
5.6

To make someone feel excited and ready to try new things

causes waking or active feeling rather than focusing only on inspiration
to refreshen
vsto reawake
  • Archaic
4.3

To make something feel new and alive again

focuses on producing awake or active states rather than only freshness
to relume
vsto reawake
9.9

To make a person or thing feel hopeful and full of energy again

targets making something awake or active rather than improving brightness or hope

Antonyms

176 4.8

To stop public protest by force or by people in power

How Awake

to awaken
73 1.8
to reawake
6.1
to rouse
28 3.4
to stir
75 1.0

Surface Forms

reawake infinitive
reawaking present participle
reawakes third person singular
reawoke past
reawakened past participle

Morphology

reawake = awake (semi-transparent) = re + awake

The meaning is mostly recoverable as 'awake again', but in this sense the verb is extended metaphorically to restoring feelings or interest.

Etymology

Reawake comes from re- 'again' and awake 'wake up'. Think of it as 'waking' a feeling, memory, or interest again, so to reawake something is to make it active or alive once more.