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What does awaken mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word awaken? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To cause to become awake.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
  3. (intransitive) To stop sleeping.
  4. Rare passive participle of awake.
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Dozing off between stations, I managed to awaken at each stop to repeat the question.
Charge your iPod while you sleep, and awaken to your favorite B sides instead of that obnoxious buzzer.
He was indeed the dominant figure in Peruvian art in his lifetime and he helped awaken an interest in the native arts and crafts of his country.
Meditation allows us to relinquish our worries and anxieties and awaken our innate energy and creativity.
The jays conduct a rousing reveille of check check check to awaken me at dawn, eliminating the need for mechanical alarm clocks.
The amazement that these shots can awaken is the amplification of the experience itself.

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