1
[ adjective ] aroused or activated

Examples

"an awakened interest in ballet"

Used in print

(Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)

Still , it would be surprising if what one reads did not contribute to one 's ideas of right and wrong ; certainly the awakened alarm over the comic_books and the continuous concern over prurient literature indicate some peripheral aspects of_this influence .

Related terms

unawakened aroused

2
[ adjective ] (somewhat formal) having been waked up

Examples

"the awakened baby began to cry"

Related terms

awake

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