覚ます

さます · samasu · JLPT N3 · verb-godan

to awaken

⏰ samasu: Sam, a snooze-button addict, must be awakened

覚ます is the transitive partner of 覚める (to wake up): you 覚ます someone or something, e.g. 目を覚ます = to wake one's eyes, i.e. wake up. The kanji 覚 also means to perceive or remember, so awakening is the senses switching back on.

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