[uh-wey-kuh-ning] 
| 1. | rousing; quickening: an awakening interest in ballet. |
| 2. | the act of awaking from sleep. |
| 3. | a revival of interest or attention. |
| 4. | a recognition, realization, or coming into awareness of something: a rude awakening to the disagreeable facts. |
| 5. | a renewal of interest in religion, esp. in a community; a revival. |
| a·wak·en (ə-wā'kən) tr. & intr.v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens To awake; waken. See Usage Note at wake1. [Middle English awakenen, from Old English āwæcnian : ā-, on, up; see a-2 + wæcnian, to waken; see waken.] a·wak'en·er n. |
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