energize

[ en-er-jahyz ]

/ ˈɛn ərˌdʒaɪz /

verb (used with object), en·er·gized, en·er·giz·ing.

to give energy to; rouse into activity: to energize the spirit with brave words.

to supply electrical current to or store electrical energy in.

verb (used without object), en·er·gized, en·er·giz·ing.

to be in operation; put forth energy.

Nearby words

eneolithic, energetic, energetics, energid, energism, energize, energizer, energumen, energy, energy audit, energy band

Also especially British, en·er·gise.

Origin of energize

First recorded in 1745–55; energ(y) + -ize

Related forms

re·en·er·gize, verb (used with object), re·en·er·gized, re·en·er·giz·ing.su·per·en·er·gized, adjectiveun·en·er·gized, adjective

Can be confused

energize enervate innervate invigorate

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Examples from the Web for energised

Now he strove and energised for many minutes before he succeeded in raising it to the gunwale.
The Island Queen|R.M. Ballantyne
Love is not glorious unless it be braced and energised by power.
Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren
His thought was so poised that it was energised by a subtle and peculiar spiritual power.
The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit|Ralph Waldo Trine
If the system were energised to the requisite degree, every energy operation could be carried out as before.
The Energy System of Matter|James Weir

It is clear that the material at different parts of the rotating spheroid will be energised to varying degrees.
The Energy System of Matter|James Weir

British Dictionary definitions for energised

energize

energise

/ (ˈɛnəˌdʒaɪz) /

verb

to have or cause to have energy; invigorate

(tr) to apply a source of electric current or electromotive force to (a circuit, field winding, etc)

Derived Forms

energizer or energiser, noun

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