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A·wak·en v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Awakened p. pr. & vb. n. Awakening.] To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.
[He] is dispatched
Already to awaken whom thou nam'st. --Cowper.
Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. --Tillotson.
Syn: -- To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.
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A·wak·en·ing, a. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn. -- A*wak*en*ing*ly, adv.
A·wak·en·ing, n. The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
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awakening
n : the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the
waking up he hated most" [syn: wakening, waking up]