1. to stop sleeping or cause someone to stop sleeping
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘waken’
2. to become alert or aware, or to make someone alert or aware
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• The baby wakens at six every morning.
• She wakens her children gently with soft music.
• The sound of thunder wakens the entire neighborhood.
• Spring wakens new hope in everyone’s heart.
• The documentary wakens viewers to environmental issues.
• He wakens from his nap feeling refreshed.