The difference between Awaken and Stir
When used as verbs, awaken means to cause to become awake, whereas stir means to incite to action.
Stir is also noun with the meaning: the act or result of stirring.
check bellow for the other definitions of Awaken and Stir
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Awaken as a verb (transitive):
To cause to become awake.
Examples:
"She awakened him by ringing the bell."
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Awaken as a verb (intransitive):
To stop sleeping; awake.
Examples:
"Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face."
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Awaken as a verb (transitive, figurative):
To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
Examples:
"Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!"
"We hope to awaken your interest in our programme."
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Awaken as a verb (theology):
To call to a sense of sin.
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Awaken as a verb (rare):
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Stir as a verb (transitive):
To incite to action
Examples:
"synonyms: arouse instigate prompt excite Thesaurus:incite"
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Stir as a verb (transitive):
To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate.
Examples:
"She stirred the pudding with a spoon."
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Stir as a verb (transitive):
To agitate the content of (a container), by passing something through it.
Examples:
"Would you please stand here and stir this pot so that the chocolate doesn't burn?"
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Stir as a verb (transitive):
To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.
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Stir as a verb (transitive, dated):
To change the place of in any manner; to move.
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Stir as a verb (intransitive):
To move; to change one's position.
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Stir as a verb (intransitive):
To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or busy oneself.
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Stir as a verb (intransitive):
To become the object of notice; to be on foot.
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Stir as a verb (intransitive, poetic):
To rise, or be up and about, in the morning.
Examples:
"synonyms: arise get up rouse Thesaurus:wake"
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Stir as a noun:
The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle; noise or various movements.
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Stir as a noun:
Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder; seditious uproar.
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Stir as a noun:
Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
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Stir as a noun (slang):
Jail; prison.
Examples:
"He's going to spendin' maybe ten years in stir."