energize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to give energy to; rouse into activity.
to energize the spirit with brave words.
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to supply electrical current to or store electrical energy in.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to have or cause to have energy; invigorate
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(tr) to apply a source of electric current or electromotive force to (a circuit, field winding, etc)
Other Word Forms
- energizer noun
- reenergize verb (used with object)
- superenergized adjective
- unenergized adjective
Etymology
Origin of energize
Example Sentences
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Downtown L.A. is doing better than you think it is, but the government needs to do more to energize the city, said one of the region’s longest and most successful real estate leaders.
From Los Angeles Times
As they left the site, Arnault, visibly energized by the scale of the undertaking, turned to Beccari, smiled and tapped him on the arm.
But this is for the kids who – even if they are living in this world overtaken to authoritarianism – are not yet lost and are still energized by compassion.
From Salon
Regulators at the state Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety asked Edison this summer if any of those lines posed a risk of induction, where they become energized from nearby electrified lines.
From Los Angeles Times
There’s such a tenderness in returning to something you built—it’s equal parts humbling and energizing.
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