awaken


awaken (http://definr.com/awaken)

     v 1: cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the
          drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
          [syn: wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse]
          [ant: cause to sleep]
     2: stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
        [syn: wake up, awake, arouse, wake, come alive,
        waken] [ant: fall asleep]
     3: make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"