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verb ADV. early, late PREP. from She was just awakening from sleep. PHRASES be rudely awakened He was rudely awakened by the sound of drilling.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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awaken sb to sth
If you awaken someone to something, you make them notice it or make them remember it
• I awakened him to his responsibilities for his children., awaken (sth) in sb
If a wish, interest or emotion awakens or is awakened in you, you notice it for the first time
• My holiday in Paris awakened a passion for French food in me.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs