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awaken  (awakens 3rd person present) (awakening present participle) (awakened past tense & past participle )
1  verb To awaken a feeling in a person means to cause them to start having this feeling. 
LITERARY The aim of the cruise was to awaken an interest in and an understanding of foreign cultures.  V n 
2  verb When you awaken, or when something or someone awakens you, you wake up. 
LITERARY 
(=wake up) 

Unfortunately, Grandma always seems to awaken at awkward moments...  V