vitalize

especially British, vi·tal·ise

[vahyt-l-ahyz]

verb (used with object)

vitalized, vitalizing 

1. to give life to; make vital. vital.

2. to give vitality or vigor to; animate.

vitalize

/ ˈvaɪtəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to make vital, living, or alive; endow with life or vigour

Other Word Forms

• vitalization noun
• vitalizer noun
• hypervitalization noun
• hypervitalize verb (used with object)
• nonvitalized adjective
• subvitalization noun
• subvitalized adjective
• undervitalized adjective
• unvitalized adjective
• unvitalizing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitalize¹

First recorded in 1670–80; vital + -ize

Example Sentences

When Goodman tackles a new project, her first priority is to “depave the landscape” so water and air can nourish plant roots and vitalize soil microbes.

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“Part of what makes positive secrets vitalizing and energizing, rather than fatiguing and burdensome, is that we feel in control of them,” Slepian said.

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Ultimately it would open the door to "vitalize a real Fifth Column movement in the United States."

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The value of redeveloping Union Station is not in creating a “modern, vitalized facility” from scratch, as the renderings suggest.

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“We also hope and intend to find a way to bring this vibrant and vitalizing musical back to the Broadway stage,” they said, “once the current crisis is past.”

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Related Words

• enliven 
• invigorate 
• juice up 
• stimulate