To become conscious after having slept.
To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping.
To excite or to stir up something latent.
To rouse from a state of inaction or dormancy.
To come out of a state of inaction or dormancy.
To cause to become awake.
She awakened him by ringing the bell.
To stop sleeping; awake.
Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.
To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!
To call to a sense of sin.