WordCmp.com

awaken vs reawaken

reawaken vs awaken

awaken and reawaken both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
awaken No No Yes No
reawaken No No Yes No
As verbs, reawaken is a hyponym of awaken; that is, reawaken is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than awaken:
  • awaken: cause to become awake or conscious
  • reawaken: awaken once again
Other hyponyms of awaken include bring around, bring back, bring round, bring to, call.
awaken (verb) reawaken (verb)
cause to become awake or conscious awaken once again
stop sleeping
make aware
Difference between awaken and reawaken

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.