[syn: excite, energize, energise]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Energize \En"er*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Energized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Energizing.] [From Energy.]
To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or
vigor; to act in producing an effect.
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Of all men it is true that they feel and energize
first, they reflect and judge afterwards. --J. C.
Shairp.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Energize \En"er*gize\, v. t.
To give strength or force to; to make active; to alacrify;
as, to energize the will.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
energize
v 1: cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate
me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" [syn:
stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, energise,
perk up] [ant: calm, de-energise, de-energize,
sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize]
2: raise to a higher energy level; "excite the atoms" [syn:
excite, energize, energise]