Awake and awaken are two distinct verbs that mean the same thing. In other words, they're synonyms, and in the present tense they each behave the way English verbs typically behave:

Define awaken. awaken synonyms, awaken pronunciation, awaken translation, English dictionary definition of awaken. v. a·wak·ened , a·wak·en·ing , a·wak·ens v. intr. 1. To wake up: I awakened at …

(Definition of awaken from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

When you awaken to a fact or when someone awakens you to it, you become aware of it.

AWAKEN definition: to awake; waken. See examples of awaken used in a sentence.

Definition of awaken verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5 days ago · This verb, for many speakers, has been essentially conflated with the verb awake, and has adopted parts of awake ’s conjugation. awaken remains the bare form (and also in awakens and …

To awake; wake up; rouse. To become aware of something. He finally awakened to the fact that he was wrong. To cause to wake up. A barking dog awakened me during the night. To cause (someone) to …

To awaken someone is to wake them up. You might awaken your roommate accidentally by practicing your tap dance routine in the kitchen. You can awaken another person, and a noise or the smell of …

The verbs awake and awaken both mean "to rise from sleep." The most common inflections of awake are the past tense awoke ('she awoke suddenly') and the past participle awoken ('she was awoken …