energize
verb (used with object)
to give energy to; rouse into activity.
had energized
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past perfectof energize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Walker would have been a stretch considering Walker hadn’t played all game and it was Newton who had energized the crowd throughout the day.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2021
But Barton hustled back on defense to swat Beasley, who had energized Minnesota's fans earlier with his long-range shooting.
From Fox News ● Oct. 31, 2021
By the time he started eyeing the 2015 track and field calendar, he could tell the break had energized him.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2016
For seven years, Don Vultaggio stood and watched as the rest of the world flooded into a beverage niche that he and his partner had energized with their Arizona iced tea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2015
Whatever the force that, streaming from the Dweller or impregnating its lair, had energized the dead-alive, it was barrier against putrescence of any kind; that at least was certain.
From The Moon Pool by Abraham Merritt
