Synonym: arouse, awake, come alive, rouse, wake, wake up, waken. Similar words: awakening, awake, wake, wake up, wake-up call, in the wake of, taken, shaken. Meaning: [-kən] 
v. 1. cause to become awake or conscious 2. stop sleeping 3. make aware.
v. 1. cause to become awake or conscious 2. stop sleeping 3. make aware. 
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1) Old people awaken early in the morning.
2) The aim of the cruise was to awaken an interest in and an understanding of foreign cultures.
3) Please awaken me at seven.
4) They were making enough noise to awaken the dead.
5) Unfortunately,(http://sentencedict.com/awaken.html) Grandma always seems to awaken at awkward moments.
6) School should awaken a child's natural curiosity.
7) The leader attempted to awaken us to the dangers we are facing.
8) Early involvement in music can awaken an interest that will last a lifetime.
9) The leader attempted to awaken the country to the dangers it's facing.
10) We must awaken people to the dangers for the environment.
11) Then awaken him gently and present him with the bill.
12) I wanted him to awaken and to tell me about his fights.
13) Honorable beginnings should serve to awaken curiosity, not to heighten people's expectations. We are much better off when reality surpasses our expectations, and something turns out better than we thought it would. Baltasar Gracian 
14) When guests awaken, Hodges will be at the ready to cook breakfast.
15) It was a nightmare from which he would awaken at any moment.
16) This may cause smokers to awaken in the middle of the night craving a smoke.
17) The smell of her perfume was enough to awaken his desire for her.
18) As literacy proprietors awaken to the failure of their dreams and the aridity of their ideals, they join in coalitions.
19) Such a traveller may sleep soundly and awaken refreshed - that is, unless the train stops and the sudden silence wakes him.
20) Site visits can awaken motivation, and pupils learn by direct experiences which are not dependent on reading ability.
21) I awaken each morning and thank Providence for my good fortune in doing work I love.
22) She awoke to a day of brilliant sunshine. Waken and awaken are much more formal. Awaken is used especially in literature:The Prince awakened Sleeping Beauty with a kiss.
23) In the middle of the night, the fire alarm sounds, and we awaken.
24) The whole house was quiet and she told herself that she must be careful not to awaken the two other sleeping inhabitants.
25) No-one knows any longer when Morrissey is being sarcastic and when he is trying to awaken us to something.
26) In most healthy individuals body temperature begins to rise during the last few hours of sleep just before they awaken.
27) A typical nighttime movement like rolling over can irritate the inflamed joints and awaken the sleeper.
28) An artefact from the past can be used to engage interest and awaken curiosity.
29) Except, even before disaster struck, Sally-Anne had begun to awaken from her dream of bliss.
30) When this happens the esophagus becomes irritated and inflamed, causing a burning sensation that has the potential to awaken a sleeper.
More similar words: awakening, awake, wake, wake up, wake-up call, in the wake of, taken, shaken, weaken, forsaken, partaken, take away, take note of, undertaken, take notice of, take a walk, if I am not mistaken, take the cake, make a mistake, ken, token, darken, sicken, kennel, sunken, broken, harken, awoken, away, thicken.