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awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken

v. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

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resuscitate, revive

v. cause to regain consciousness; "The doctors revived the comatose man"

arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken

v. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"

stimulate, excite

v. act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

inflame

v. cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"

whet

v. sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone

kindle, enkindle, conflagrate, inflame

v. cause to start burning; "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

move, go, run

v. progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"

stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

rout out, drive out, force out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

file

v. smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"

arise, rise, uprise, get up, stand up

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

rout out, drive out, force out, rouse

v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

toss

v. agitate; "toss the salad"

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cause to sleep

v. make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"

sleep

v. be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people"

cool, chill, cool down

v. make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"

dampen

v. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

moisten, wash, dampen

v. make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"

dampen, deaden, damp

v. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"

subordinate, subdue

v. make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler"

fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse off

v. change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"

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