raise (one's) consciousness

To increase one's awareness or understanding of one's own needs or the needs of others. Traveling abroad really raised my consciousness about the plight of the poor around the world.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Simone (1)	see-MON (French)	French, English
Widald	-	Ancient Germanic
Simon	SIE-mən (English), see-MAWN (French), ZEE-mawn (German), SEE-mawn (Dutch)	English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian
Raimundo	-	Spanish, Portuguese
PÁDraic	PAW-drik	Irish
Aparajita	-	Bengali, Indian, Hindi