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Awaken   /əwˈeɪkən/   Listen
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Awaken  v. t. & v. i.  (past & past part. awakened; pres. part. awakening)  To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake. "(He) is dispatched Already to awaken whom thou nam'st." "Their consciences are thoroughly awakened."
Synonyms: To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.






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"Awaken" Quotes from Famous Books



... forbear, I must repeat the unwelcome truth. My conscience, my duty, and my compassion, all urge me to deal faithfully with you. I mean and desire to be understood, and therefore I must speak plainly. It is my intention and desire to awaken and alarm your consciences: but alas! after all I can say or do, I am too little understood or regarded. But I must deliver my own soul, whether you will regard me or not. The day is coming when the Lord himself will judge between you and me. Oh, repent, ...
— An Address to the Inhabitants of the Colonies, Established in New South Wales and Norfolk Island. • Richard Johnson

... the fearful silence and darkness of that early hour, with stilled breath and heart beating so loudly you thought it would awaken everyone in the house, You softly opened the door—poked your arm through—felt around where the stocking ought to be, but with a great sinking in your heart when you didn't find it the first time—and finally your chubby fist clutched the ...
— The Long Ago • Jacob William Wright

... these sights awaken! They can not be described. To know how great was our happiness, how complete, how free from even the shadow of a sadness, you must make a journey of sixteen days on a stormy ocean. Is it possible that we will ever ...
— From Plotzk to Boston • Mary Antin

... dives. The magnitude of the organization and its workings. How to combat this hideous monster. How to save YOUR GIRL. How to save YOUR BOY. What you can do to help wipe out this curse of humanity. A book designed to awaken the sleeping and protect ...
— Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls - War on the White Slave Trade • Various

... with a dramatic spark inside of the body will be able to act a part naturally. If the dramatic spark is not there, no human being will put it there. If it is there, a real director will discover it and awaken it ...
— The Art of Stage Dancing - The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession • Ned Wayburn


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