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:

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(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.

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 …

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

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