No. 8,891 in Russian
пробудить
To awaken or arouse.
In a sentence
Книга смогла пробудить в нём желание путешествовать.
The book was able to awaken in him the desire to travel.
In this sentence, "пробудить" is used figuratively to mean "to awaken or inspire" an internal feeling or aspiration.
Солнечный свет пробудил её ранним утром.
The sunlight awoke her early in the morning.
Here, "пробудить" is used literally to mean "to wake up or rouse" someone from sleep.
Оратор сумел пробудить интерес аудитории к обсуждаемой теме.
The speaker managed to ignite the audience's interest in the topic being discussed.
This usage of "пробудить" is metaphorical, referring to the act of stimulating or igniting interest or curiosity in the audience.
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