To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
To cause to become aware.
To call to a sense of sin.
To cause to become awake.
To stop sleeping; awake.
To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
To begin to grow or take hold.
To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
To bring forth young; to give birth.
A group of kittens.
pregnant