awaken-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: (Cause to) stop sleeping.

Examples:
The noise in the street awakened him.
She awakened to the sound of her new alarm clock.
Please awaken me at 6 AM.
The great dragon awakens every 1,000 years.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4-1,appear-48.1.1
FrameNet: Cause_to_wake
PropBank: awaken.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: (Cause to) become aware (of something).

Examples:
The media awakens us to sad facts everyday.
Critics have awakened to certain flaws in this argument.
She gradually awakened to the dangers surrounding her.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: awaken.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3