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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  awakened
       adj 1: aroused or activated; "an awakened interest in ballet" [ant:
               unawakened]
       2: (somewhat formal) having been waked up; "the awakened baby
          began to cry"