el despertar
-the awakening
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despertar

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TRANSITIVE VERB
(to awake from sleep)-to wake up
Synonyms for despertar
despabilar
to wake up
despabilarse
to get a move on
despabilarse
to wake up
espabilar
to wake up
despabilar
to buck up
despertarse
to wake up
desvelar
to keep awake
desvelarse
to be unable to get to sleep
espabilarse
to wake up
estimular
to stimulate
resucitar
to bring back to life
resucitar
to resuscitate
resucitar
to rise from the dead
Antonyms for despertar
acostarse
to go to bed
adormecer
to make sleepy
arrullar
to lull to sleep
desfallecer
to faint
dormirse
to fall asleep
cabecear
to nod off
cansar
to tire
desmayarse
to faint
desvanecerse
to faint
dormir
to sleep
dormir una siesta
to take a nap
dormitar
to doze
echarse una siesta
to take a nap
sestear
to take a nap
tomar una siesta
to take a nap
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to stimulate)-to arouse
Synonyms for despertar
excitar
to arouse
avivar
to rekindle
dar lugar a
to cause
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