awaken

verb7

1. •
   To cause to become awake.
2. •
   To stop sleeping; awake.

   • Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.
3. •
   Of something previously dormant, to become active.

   • I'll miss the sea. But a person needs new experiences. They draw something deep inside, allowing him to grow. Without change, something sleeps inside us and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken. — 1984
4. •
   (figurative) To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.

   • Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!
   • We hope to awaken your interest in our programme.
5. •
   To call to a sense of sin.
6. •
   (figurative) To cause to become aware.
7. •
   (figurative) To become aware.

   • I suddenly awoke to the possibilities of the new invention.